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LSM-75

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-75, 22 September 1944, LT. George H. Davis, USNR in command
  • During World War II LSM-75 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 19 April 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final disposition, sold, 18 September 1947, to Alexander Shipyard Inc., New Orleans, LA., fate unknown
    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-75 100k LSM-75 transferring LTjg Joseph Leskin MC USNR by bosun's chair in mid-Pacific to LST-794 while enroute to Espiritu Santo from Pearl Harbor, January 1945. Ed Briggs USS LSM-75 courtesy Steve MacMinn LST-794 web site
    LSM-75 74k LSM-75 steams alongsideLST-794 after completing the transfer of LTjg Joseph Leskin MC USNR by Bosun's chair while enroute to Espiritu Santo from Pearl Harbor, January 1945. Steve MacMinn LST-794 web site
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-75 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 - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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