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LSM-58


USS LSM-58 was transferred to France, returned and transferred to South Vietnam
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
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1)
Third Row - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-58, 21 August 1944, LT. Frank E. Lewis in command
  • During World War II LSM-58 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 15 July 1946 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet,Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.
  • Recommissioned, 8 September 1950
  • During the Korean War LSM-58 earned the Korean Service Medal while participating in the:
  • Decommissioned, 6 April 1954, at San Diego, CA. and transferred the same day to France
  • Returned to US custody in October 1955
  • Transferred in April 1956, to South Vietnam
  • Returned to US custody, 29 May 1956
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, 8 February 1957, to Ron Pickard, Bay Point, Miami, FL, fate unknown
  • LSM-58 earned one battle star for Korean War 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)
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    LSM-58 77k LSM-58 underway, date and place unknown. James Morison to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-58 91k LSM-58 beached, at Inchon, South Korean, 1952. Don Mottes to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-58 74k LSM-58 underway, date and place unknown.
    Photo by ©Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA.    		 Don Mottes to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-58 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
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