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USS LSM-10

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - Sierra
NVAS

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 (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 10 March 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co, Houston, TX.

Launched, 24 April 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-10, 29 May 1944, LTjg. James W. Macky USN in command

During World War II USS LSM-10 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:

At Okinawa LSM Flotilla Three, CDR. W. F. Morrison USN (35);
LSM Group Seven, LCDR. C. A. Lamborn USNR;
LSM Division Thirteen and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 26 April 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-10 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 9 November 1945

Decommissioned, 1 March 1946, at Charleston, S.C.

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946

USS LSM-10 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Sold, 13 November 1946, to A. G. Schoonmaker Co., New York, N.Y.

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 Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
53k	USS LSM-10 beached at Kawaihae, Hawaii, circa 9 September 1944.	Raymond A. Biswanger, Jr., Ph.D., LT. USN Ret. USS LSM-9
62k	USS LSM-10 beached circa September 1944, location unknown.	Robert Gray to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
37k	USS LSM-10 and LSM-119, at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, date unknown.	Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116 now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, USS LSM-116 and USS LSM-467
49k	USS LSM-10, USS LSM-471 and USS LCI(L)-797 beached at Leyte Island, Philippine Islands in September 1945.	Richard Remley in honor of his father Harris T. Remley S1/c USS LSM-471

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Macky, James, William USN	29 May 1944 - February 1945
02	LTjg. Szembroski, Stanley J. USNR	February 1945 - 1 March 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
USS LSM-LSMR Association

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