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USS LSM-25

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Bravo - Whiskey
NVBW

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 30 April 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 21 May 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-25, 26 June 1944, ENS. Ralph D. Cline, USN in command

During World War II USS LSM-25 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 Fourteen and participated in the following campaigns:

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

Decommissioned, 18 December 1945, at Terminal Island, San Pedro, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946

USS LSM-25 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, circa October-November 1946, to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, CA.

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

landing, 5' 3"

fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft

Speed 12.5 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)

Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Complement

5 officers

54 enlisted

Armament

one twin bow mounted 40mm AA gun mount

six single 20mm gun mounts

Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's

Troop Accommodations

2 officers

46 enlisted

Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

Fuel Capacity Diesel 1,225 Bbls

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.
two Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.

twin propellers 2,800shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
262k	USS LSM-25 with a load of gun powder cannisters and shells destined for *USS Washington* (BB-56)**, circa 1944	Tom Snyder
117k	USS LSM-154, USS LSM-312 and USS LSM-25, beached at Saipan, Marianas Islands to take on supplies, date unknown.	Dan Kovalchik in honor of his father, SK2 John "Tiny" Kovalchik USS LSM-154
45k	USS LSM-25 beached at Okinawa, April 1945. Other ships present include USS LSM-13 and USS LST-660.	Photo by Richard Humpert USS LST-660, submitted by his grandson Matt Schneider
69k	USS LSM-25 beached at Ie Shima, circa April 1945	Tom Snyder
183k	USS LSM-25 beached at Ie Shima, circa April 1945	Tom Snyder
59k	USS LSM-25 under way near Hickam Field Wharf, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 21 September 1945.	Raymond A. Biswanger, Jr., Ph.D., LT. USN Ret. USS LSM-9
132k	USS LSM-25 under way and homeward bound, circa 1946.	Tom Snyder

Commanding Officers
01	ENS. Cline, Ralph Dale, USN	26 June 1944 - October 1944
02	LT. Repine, Joseph C., USNR	October 1944 - November 1945
03	LTjg. Barrett, Frederick, P., USNR	November 1945 - 18 December 1945


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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