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USS LSM(R)-199

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - Papa
NVAP

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Okinawa)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

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During WWII USS LSM(R)-199 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Nine, CDR. D. L. Francis USN (23);
LSM Group Twenty-Seven, LCDR. J. H. Fulweiler USNR;
LSM Division Fifty-Four and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Campaign and Dates
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March to 17 June 1945

Final Disposition, sold, 10 March 1948, to Transport & Trading Co., Ltd., New York, N.Y., fate unknown

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Specifications:
Displacement 758 t. (light), 826 t.(attack) 1,004 t. (fl)
Length 203' 6" oa
Beam 34' 6"
Draft 6' 6" (lim)
Speed 12.9 kts. (trial)

Complement

5 officers

76 enlisted

Armor

10-STS on conning tower, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control

10-lb, ASPP around 40 and 20mm mounts and directors

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

three single 20mm AA gun mounts

four 4.2 mortars

85 rocket launchers

Fuel Capacity Diesel 1,225 Bbls

Endurance 3,000 miles @ 12kts. (est.)

Propulsion

two General Motors 16-278A Diesel engines
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
two Diesel-drive 29Kw 120V D.C.

twin propellers, 2,800shp

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
100619902	144k	USS LSM(R)-199 Officers, commissioning day, 12 December 1944, Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. US Navy photo		Ben Murphy
100619916	137k	USS LSM(R)-199 Commanding Officer LT. Cobb and three of the ship's officers with a dog that appears to be the ship's mascot.		Ben Murphy
100619910	157k	USS LSM(R)-199 conning tower.		Ben Murphy
100619914	164k
100619917	151k	USS LSM(R)-199 signal bridge		Ben Murphy
100619912	224k	USS LSM(R)-199 fire control in the conning tower.		Ben Murphy
100619911	125k	USS LSM(R)-199 5"/38 gun mount.		Ben Murphy
100619915	182k
100619904	167k	USS LSM(R)-199 one of the ship's 20mm anti-aircraft gun mounts.		Ben Murphy
100619905	167k	USS LSM(R)-199 one of the ship's 40mm anti-aircraft gun mounts.		Ben Murphy
100619908	185k	USS LSM(R)-199 one of the ship's rocket launchers.		Ben Murphy
100619705	109k	USS LSM(R)-197, USS LSM(R)-196, USS LSM(R)-198 and USS LSM(R)-199 conducting a rocket attack, 26 March 1945, ont the town of Aka at Aka-Jima, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan. Frame from a short film called "Invasion of Aka Jima--Rocket Fire, Landings". U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Identifier 78137; Local Identifier 428-NPC-7538; NAIL Control Number NWDNM(m)-428-NPC-7538		David Upton
	73k	USS LSM(R)-196, USS LSM(R)-190 and LSM(R)-199 firing rockets off Tokishi Shima, March 1945 US Navy photo # N-26605.		USS LSM / LSMR Association
	67k	USS LSM(R)-199 firing her rockets, during the invasion of Ie Shima, 16 April 1945. In the background is Mt. Gosuki. Note: smoke from the bombardment all along the beach area. This photo was probably taken from West Virginia (BB-48). US National Archives photo # 80-G-K-4723.		USS LSM / LSMR Association
100619903	407k	USS LSM(R)-199 firing rockets, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.		Ben Murphy
	52k	USS LSM(R)-199 at anchor, nested with USS LSM(R)-192 and USS LSM(R)-198, date and location unknown.		Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
	103k	Seven LSM(R)s comprising Groups 53 and 54 arriving home at the Port of Los Angeles, 8 October 1945, after the conclusion of World War II. Identifiable in this photo in the second row of ships are, from outboard to inboard, USS LSM(R)-199, USS LSM(R)-188 and USS LSM(R)-196. A "Los Angeles Herald Express" photo.		Jana Teehan
100619906	191k	USS LSM(R)-199 moored in a nest of LSMRs, date and location unknown.		Ben Murphy
100619907	171k
100619913	159k
100619909	282k	A Yosegaki Hinomaru flag among the mementos of LTjg. Benton F. Murphy Jr. who served aboard USS LSM(R)-199 during World War II, since returned to the Odon society by his son Ben Murphey. The Yosegaki Hinomaru (Good Luck) flag was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, most notably during World War II. The flag was typically a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety and good luck.		Ben Murphy

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The history extract for USS LSM(R)-199 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, ©1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Cobb, Charles D. USNR	12 December 1944 - 1 February 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
C.T.G. 52.21 (LSM Flotilla Nine)'s Action Report IE SHIMA and Southeastern OKINAWA, 2 April through 20 April 1945

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