Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

LSM-57


USS LSM-57 was transferred to South Korea, renamed LSM-657
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 Medal (with Asia Clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX. (date unknown)
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-57, 18 August 1944, LT. Leland Barrett, Jr., USNR in command
  • During World War II LSM-57 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 8 July 1945
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Loaned under terms of the Security Assistance Program to South Korea in May 1958
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1974
  • Sold outright, to South Korea, 15 November 1974
  • Redesignated by South Korean Navy as LSM-657, circa 1980-1981
  • Current status, believed to still be active in the ROK Navy
  • LSM-57 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" 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 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)
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    LSM-57 57k LSM-57 underway, date and place unknown.
    Photo by ©Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-57 41k LSM-57 in San Francisco Bay,1946
    US Navy photo # NH 81018 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy D.H. McPherson, 1974    		 Fred S. Lee, LTjg USS LSM-57 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-136/57/31 146k LSM-57 is just visible beyond LSM-136 in this photo Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    LSM-57 81k LSM-57 oil painting by Capt. Leland Barrett, Jr. USN. On the beach at Leyte, P.I. (1979) Fred S. Lee, LTjg USS LSM-57
    LSM-57 89k LSM-57 crew photo, date and place unknown. Fred S. Lee, LTjg USS LSM-57 for Bob Crossen USS LSM-57
    LSM-57 62k LSM-57 crew photo, date and place unknown. Fred S. Lee, LTjg USS LSM-57 for Charles Daley USS LSM-57
    LSM-57 76k LSM-57 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-57 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
    Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Landing Ship Medium (LSM) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.