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Landing Ship Medium

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Length
  
203 ft 6 in (62.03 m)

Beam
  
34 ft (10 m)

Landing Ship Medium

Class and type
  
LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium

Displacement
  
530 long tons (539 t) empty 900 long tons (914 t) loaded

Draft
  
Landing  3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) forward 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) aft Full load  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) aft

Propulsion
  
Fairbanks-Morse or GM Cleveland diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws

Landing Ship Medium were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy in the World War II.

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Of comparable size to Landing Ship, Tank and the Landing Craft, Infantry, there were 558 LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) made for the USN between 1944 and 1945. The majority of vessels built on this versatile frame were regular transports however there were several dozen that were converted during construction for specialized roles. Most vessels of this type were scrapped during the Cold War, but several were sold by the United States Department of Defense to foreign nations or private shipping companies.

One LSM, USS LSM-45 survived in its original configuration until around 2010. It was in storage at Marine Station Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC. It was slated to become the centerpiece of the Museum of the Marine, but due to changed plans was scrapped between 2010 and 2014.

LSM(R)-188-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)

  • USS LSM(R)-188
  • USS LSM(R)-189
  • USS LSM(R)-190
  • USS LSM(R)-191
  • USS LSM(R)-192
  • USS LSM(R)-193
  • USS LSM(R)-194
  • USS LSM(R)-195
  • USS LSM(R)-196
  • USS LSM(R)-197
  • USS LSM(R)-198
  • USS LSM(R)-199

    • LSM(R)-401-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)

  • USS Big Black River (LSM(R)-401), later reclassified (LFR-401)
  • USS Big Horn River (LSM(R)-402)
  • USS Blackstone River (LSM(R)-403)
  • USS Black Warrior River (LSM(R)-404), later reclassified (LFR-404)
  • USS Broadkill River (LSM(R)-405), later reclassified (LFR-405)
  • USS Canadian River (LSM(R)-406)
  • USS Chariton River (LSM(R)-407)
  • USS Charles River (LSM(R)-408)
  • USS Clarion River (LSM(R)-409), later reclassified (LFR-409)
  • USS Clark Fork River (LSM(R)-410)
  • USS Cumberland River (LSM(R)-411)
  • USS Desplaines River (LSM(R)-412), later reclassified (LFR-412)

    • LSM(R)-501-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)

  • USS Elk River (LSM(R)-501), later reclassified (IX-501)
  • USS Escalanteo River (LSM(R)-502)
  • USS Flambeau River (LSM(R)-503)
  • USS Gila River (LSM(R)-504)
  • USS Grand River (LSM(R)-505)
  • USS Green River (LSM(R)-506)
  • USS Greenbrier River (LSM(R)-507)
  • USS Gunnison River (LSM(R)-508), later reclassified and renamed USS Targeteer (YV-3)
  • USS Holston River (LSM(R)-509)
  • USS James River (LSM(R)-510)
  • USS John Day River (LSM(R)-511)
  • USS Lamiolle River (LSM(R)-512), later reclassified (LFR-512)
  • USS Laramie River (LSM(R)-513), later reclassified (LFR-513)
  • USS Maurice River (LSM(R)-514)
  • USS Owyhee River (LSM(R)-515), later reclassified (LFR-515)
  • USS Pearl River (LSM(R)-516)
  • USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517)
  • USS Pit River (LSM(R)-518)
  • USS Powder River (LSM(R)-519)
  • USS Raccoon River (LSM(R)-520)
  • USS Rainy River (LSM(R)-521)
  • USS Red River (LSM(R)-522), later reclassified (LFR-522)
  • USS Republican River (LSM(R)-523)
  • USS Saint Croix River (LSM(R)-524)
  • USS St. Francis River (LSM(R)-525), later reclassified (LFR-525)
  • USS St. Johns River (LSM(R)-526)
  • USS St. Joseph's River (LSM(R)-527)
  • USS St. Marys River (LSM(R)-528)
  • USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)
  • USS Salmon Falls River (LSM(R)-530)
  • USS Smoky Hill River (LSM(R)-531), later reclassified (LFR-531)
  • USS Smyrna River (LSM(R)-532)
  • USS Snake River (LSM(R)-533)
  • USS Thames River (LSM(R)-534)
  • USS Trinity River (LSM(R)-535)
  • USS White River (LSM(R)-536), later reclassified (LFR-536)

    • Gypsy-class Salvage Lifting Vessels

  • USS Gypsy (ARS(D)-1), authorized as LSM-549
  • USS Mender (ARS(D)-2), authorized as LSM-550
  • USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3), authorized as LSM-551, later reclassified to YMLC-3
  • USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4), authorized as LSM-552, later reclassified to YMLC-4

    • References

    Landing Ship Medium Wikipedia
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