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LSM-125


USS LSM-125 was transferred to France, redesignated RFS LSM-9013 returned and transferred to Japan, redesignated JDS LSM-3001
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 (1)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX, (date unknown)
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-125, 22 December 1944, LTjg. Norman C. Krieger, USNR in command
  • During World War II LSM-125 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the follow campaign:
    Asiatic Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 28 April to 18 May 1945

  • Decommissioned, 18 December 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 14 October 1950
  • During the Korean War LSM-125 participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    16 to 18 October 1952     		Third Korean Winter
    24 January to 2 February 1953

  • Decommissioned, 21 January 1954, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. and transferred to France the same day
  • Commissioned into the French Navy as RFS LSM-9013 for service in the Indo-China War
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 16 July 1956, at NavSta Subic Bay, P.I.
  • Transferred, 18 July 1957, to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, redesignated JDS LSM-3001
  • Returned to US Naval custody in 1974 at NavSta Sasebo, Japan
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold, 4 October 1977, to Kitajima Shokoi Co., Ltd., Kyushu, Japan, for scrapping
  • LSM-125 earned one battle star for World War II service and two for Korean War service
    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)
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    LSM-125 72k LSM-125 beached in the Philippines in 1945.
    Photo by Ens. Butcher USNR USS LSM-125. Note this is a color enhanced version of a black and white photo.    		 Gene Brunman USS LSM-125
    LSM-125 56k LSM-125 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 53k LSM-125 moored starboard side to LST-572 probably in Japan, circa November 1950 to December 1953. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 58k LSM-125 moored starboard side to LST-572 probably in Japan, circa November 1950 to December 1953. Note the temporary deck house. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 88k LSM-125 moored port side to LST-572 probably in Japan, circa November 1950 to December 1953. Note the temporary deck house and the minesweepers laid up in reserve. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 45k LSM-125 anchored, date and place location. Joe Sherrill
    LSM-125 73k LSM-125 underway off San Diego, 24 August 1953.
    Photo by Oather Morper.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 85k LSM-125 underway off San Diego, 24 August 1953.
    Photo by Oather Morper.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 55k LSM-125 at anchor date and location unknown. Sam Morrison to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-125 88k LSM-125 crew and French crew at the decommissioning ceremony and transfer to the French Navy, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 21 Jan 1954. Moored forward of LSM-125 is LST-1148. Note her crew looking on with interest.
    US Naval Shipyard Mare Island photo # NY9 19927-1-54.    		 Darryl Baker
    LSM-125 91k LSM-125 decommissioning ceremony and transfer to the French Navy, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 21 Jan 1954, lowering of the United States National Ensign.
    US Naval Shipyard Mare Island photo # NY9 19926-1-54.    		 Darryl Baker
    RFS LSM-9013
    LSM-125 87k LSM-125 decommissioning ceremony and transfer to the French Navy, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 21 Jan 1954, raising of the French flag.
    US Naval Shipyard Mare Island photo # NY9 19925-1-54.    		 Darryl Baker
    JDS LSM-3001
    LSM-125 35k Ex-LSM-125 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-125 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
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS LSM / LSMR Association
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