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USS LSM-127

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor Juliet - Tango
NVJT

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) - World War II Victory Medal
bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 29 January 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 15 March 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-127, 28 April 1944, LT. Hewitt R. Rodgers USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-127 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines< Palawan Islands landings, 28 February to 1 March 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-127 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 10 September to 30 November 1945

Decommissioned, 22 March 1946, at Charleston Naval Station, Charleston, S.C.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-127 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 27 February 1948, to Southeastern Pipe Line Co., Atlanta, GA., fate unknown

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
101412705	186k	Shipyard Newspaper "Produce to Win" article celebrating the keel laying of, LSM-126 and LSM-127 on 29 January 1944, the first LSMs to be built at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. US Navy Photo	Robert Hall
	61k	*LSM-127* keel laying plaque, 29 January 1944, Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.	James family via Robert Hall
	151k	*LSM-127* and *LSM-126* ready for launching at Navy Yard Charleston, Charleston, S.C., 15 March 1944.	Robert Hall USS Tidewater
	115k	Aerial view of Little Creek Amphibious Base, 1 August 1944. Ships that can be identified are USS LSM-256, USS LSM-201,USS LSM-2, USS LSM-127, USS LSM-203, USS LSM-16, USS LSM-126, USS LSM-134 and USS LSM-144. The two LSTs are unidentified. US Navy photo.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	30k	USS LSM-127 at Leyte P.I., 1944	Brian White
	71k	USS LSM-127 beaching on Panay Island, P.I., 8 September 1945. US Navy photo # 350415.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Rodgers, Hewitt R., USNR	28 April 1944 - December 1945
02	LT. Harrell Jr., Lester E., USNR	December 1945 - 22 March 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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