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LSM-95

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down (date unknown) at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.

Launched (date unknown)

Commissioned USS LSM-95, 28 October 1944, LT. Joseph E. Kennedy, Jr. USNR, in command

During World War II LSM-95 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II LSM-95 preformed occupation duty in the Far East

Decommissioned, 12 March 1946, at San Diego, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)

Sold, 24 February 1948, to Ben Bendikson, San Diego, CA. for conversion to a barge to haul wheat on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Renamed Racquette, Official Number (258894)

Current Disposition, in use as a Tie-off barge (SPUD Barge) by Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA. on the Columbia River.

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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
86k	*LSM-95* beached at Green Beach, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 October 1945.	Don Belcher to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
66k	*LSM-95* at Saipan, 15 November 1945.	Don Belcher to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
115k	from left to right *LSM-273, LSM-95, LSM-175, LSM-212* and an unidentified LSM moored in a nest at Apra Harbor, Guam, 28 November 1945.	Don Belcher to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
81k	*LSM-95* at anchor with bow doors open, date and place unknown.	Don Belcher to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
129k	*LSM-95* at anchor, date and place unknown.	Don Belcher to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
100k	Four photos of ex *LSM-95* as the barge *Racquette* in the service of Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA., being salvaged after being "holed", mid 1970s	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
44k	ex *LSM-95* as a SPUD Barge (tie-off barge) owned by Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA., March 2003	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
37k	ex *LSM-95* as a SPUD Barge (tie-off barge) owned by Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA., note that the USN side number (95) is still visible. March 2003	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
70k	ex *LSM-95* as a SPUD Barge (tie-off barge) owned by Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA. interior view, starboard-side amid-ship's, March 2003	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain

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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