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USS LSM-430

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LSM-430 was transferred to the Republic of China, seized by People's Republic of China and redesignated HUA-204
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 7 December1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched, 27 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM-430, 20 February 1945, LT. James W. Plowman USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-430 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Fourteen, LCDR. W. R. McCaleb;
     LSM Group Forty-One;
     LSM Division Eighty-Two
  • Following World War II USS LSM-430 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    20 September 1945 to 1 February 1946 
    2 February to 1 June 19462 February to 1 June 1946
  • Decommissioned, 1 June 1946 and transferred the same day to the Republic of China
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Seized in October 1949, by the People's Republic of China forces, redesignated HUA-204
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" (ovl)
    Beam 34' 6"
    Draft
    light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft
    fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft
    Speed 13.2 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)
    Complement
    5 officers
    54 enlisted
    Armament
    one twin bow mounted 40mm gun
    four single 20mm gun mounts
    Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 1,225 Bbls
    Troop Accommodations
    2 officers
    46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)
    Propulsion
    two General Motors (model GM 16-278A, reversible with hydraulic clutch) Diesel engines, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm
    Ship's Service Generators
     two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
     one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
    twin propellers, 2,800shp
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    LCI(L)-756
    1015075604    		 25k USS LCI(M)-756 and USS LCI(M)-757 moored alongside USS LSM-430 and USS LSM-456 date and location unknown.
    Photo from USS LCI National Association's newsletter, the "Elsie Item", June 2019.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LSM-430 46k LSM-430 launch at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 27 January 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-430 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Plowman, James W., USNR20 February 1945 - ?
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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