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USS LSM-102


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Hotel - Tango
 NVHT
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

USS LSM-102 was transferred to Greece, renamed HS Ipopliarchos Toyrnas (L-162)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 23 September 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 14 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-102, 9 November 1944, LTjg. Sidney C. Schoenberger, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-102 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 28 October 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Greece, 3 November 1958, renamed HS Ipopliarchos Toyrnas (L-162)
  • Final Disposition, struck by the Greek Navy, hulk retained for cannibalization
    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 AA gun mount, four single 20mm AA 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-102 94k USS LSM-102 in the Russell Islands, date unknown. Bob Magnuson to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    HS Toyrnas (L-162)
    LSM-102 76k Ex USS LSM-102 in Greek naval service as HS Toyrnas (L-162) beached, in 1972 during a Greek Army exercise, location unknown. On the left is ex-USS LST-391 in Greek service as HS Rodos (L-157). Tony Vrailas
    LST-325 96k Ex-USS LST-325 in Greek naval service as HS Syros (L-144) approaching the beach during a Royal Hellenic Navy amphibious operation, circa 1969. The stern of the LSM HS Ipopliarchos Toyrnas (L-162) is visible at the extreme left.
    US Navy photo # NH 97466, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center    		 US Naval Historical Center
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-102 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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    Last updated 28 May 2010