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LSM-26

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 (date unknown) at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-26, 27 June 1944, LT. Jack O. Karlberg, USNR in command
  • During World War II LSM-26 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LSM-26 performed occupation duty in the Far East until decommissioned
  • Decommissioned, 28 February 1947, at Sasebo, Japan
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, stripped and scuttled, 24 March 1947
  • LSM-26 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 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-56/26 34k LSM-26 and LSM-56 beached at Okinawa, April 1945. Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM/LSMR Association
    LSM-26 49k LSM-87, LSM-135 and LSM-26 beached at Ie Shima, early May 1945. Charles Bawman to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-22 69k LSM-26 and LSM-22 beached at Talomo, Mindanao, P.I., May 1945. Gorden Bores, to the LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-7 96k LSM-7 and LSM-26 moored, date and place unknown. Jack Brooks to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-26 49k LSM-26 in Leyte Gulf, P.I., July 1945. Victor Kierman to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-50 51k LSM-26's stern is just visible at the far right in this photo of LSM-50 and LSM-259 and an unidentified LSM beached probably in the Philippines, date and place unknown. Note the local population going about their business on the beach oblivious to the US Navy's presence. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-26 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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