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USS LSM-4


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - Golf
 NVAG
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down. 1 March 1944. at Brown Shipbuilding Co, Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 9 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-4, 20 May 1944, LT. Franklin T. Post, USNR in command
  • During WWII USS LSM-4 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 22 June 1945
  • Following World War II USS LSM-4 performed occupation duty in the Far East
  • Decommissioned, 2 May 1947, at Charleston, S.C.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold 29 December 1947 to West India Fruit Company, Norfolk, VA., fate unknown
  • USS LSM-4 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" oa
    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 single bow mounted 40mm AA gun mount
    four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
    Troop Capacity 2 officers, 46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    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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    LSM-4 61k USS LSM-4 underway off Marcus Island in December 1944. Richard S. Schatz to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-137 316k USS LSM-137 at Cebu, P.I., to transport the Americal division to Yokohama, Japan 30 August 1945. In the background are; USS LSM-256, USS LSM-107, USS LSM-177, USS LSM-212, USS LSM-83, USS LSM-82, USS LSM-134, USS LSM-4, and USS LSM-17, Photo was taken from USS LSM-186 Photo by Ken Roberts Engineering Officer USS LSM-186
    LSM-293 70k USS LSM-4 along with USS LSM-293, USS LSM-141, and USS LSM-49 beached, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for USS LSM-4 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9) .
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Post Franklin T.20 May 1944 - December 1946
    02LT. Pilkington, MarinusDecember 1946 - 2 May 1947
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
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    Last Updated 12 November 2010