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USS LSM-113


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Quebec
NVIQ
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-113 was transferred to Chile, named Guardiamarina Contreras
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 14 October 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 4 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-113, 30 November 1944, LT. Samuel W. Emery USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-113 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
    LSM Group Forty-Six;
    LSM Division Ninety-One;
  • Decommissioned, 20 March 1947
  • Transferred, 20 March, 1947, to Chile, named Guardiamarina Contreras
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Decommissioned by Chilean Navy in 1959
  • Final Disposition, hulk cannibalized for spare parts and scrapped 1967
    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 twin 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
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 1,225 Bbls
    Troop Accommodations
    2 officers
    46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)
    Propulsion
    two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) Diesel engines, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm
    Ship's Service Generators
    two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
    twin propellers, 2,800shp

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    LSM-113 65k USS LSM-113 moored pierside at Davenport, Iowa, 28 October 1945. John Buckley to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

    The history extract for LSM-113 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Emery, Samuel W., USNR30 November 1944 - February 1946
    02LTjg. Milliken, Forbes T., USNRFebruary 1946 - May 1946
    03LTjg. Hoffer, Harold, USNMay 1946 - January 1947
    04LTjg. Barham Jr., Fred G., USNJanuary 1947 - 20 March 1947
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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