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LSM-552 / ARSD-4 Windlass / YMLC-4

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba)
Gypsy Class Salvage Lifting Vessel:
  • Authorized as LSM-552
  • Redesignated ARSD-4, 24 April 1945
  • Named Windlass, 1 May 1945
  • Laid down, 27 August 1945, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 7 December 1945
  • Commissioned USS Windlass (ARSD-4), 9 April 1946, LCDR Rodney F Snipes, USNR in command
  • Decommissioned, 23 November 1965, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Converted to a non-self propelled vessel in 1966
  • Redesignated Salvage Craft Medium YMLC-4, 16 October 1967
  • Placed in service in December 1967
  • Placed out of service, (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1972
    Specifications:
    Displacement 816 t.
    Length 224' 9"
    Beam 34' 10"
    Draft 8' 4"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 65
    Armament none
    Propulsion two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws
    Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement).
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    Windless 86k Windless (ARSD-4) underway in 1959, place unknown. USS LSM /LSMR Association
    Windless 83k Windless (ARSD-4) at anchor, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1962    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Windless 72k Windless (ARSD-4) underway, 26 May 1964, place unknown. USS LSM /LSMR Association
    Windless 53k Windless (ARSD-4) and Salvager (ARSD-3) working together, date and place unknown. USS LSM /LSMR Association
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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