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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 - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal (1)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • 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 and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    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 (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, circa October.November 1946, to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, CA.
  • USS LSM-25 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" o.a.
    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 gun, four single 20mm 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-25 262k USS LSM-25 with a load of gun powder cannisters and shells destined for USS Washington (BB-56), circa 1944 Tom Snyder
    LSM-25 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
    LSM-25 69k USS LSM-25 beached at Iwo Shima, circa April 1945 Tom Snyder
    LSM-25 183k USS LSM-25 beached at Iwo Shima, circa April 1945 Tom Snyder
    LSM-25 59k USS LSM-25 underway near Hickam Field Wharf, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 21 September 1945. Raymond A. Biswanger, Jr., Ph.D., LT. USN Ret. USS LSM-9
    LSM-25 132k USS LSM-25 underway and homeward bound, circa 1946. Tom Snyder
    The history extract for USS LSM-25 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
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS LSM / LSMR Association
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