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LSM-132

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
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 1 March 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 13 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-132, 22 May 1944, LT. John T. Torley, USNR, in command
  • During World War II LSM-132 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II LSM-132 performed occupation duty
  • Decommissioned, 2 August 1947, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, 8 November 1948, to L. Chenman, Norfolk, VA., fate unknown
    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 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-132 88k LSM-132 unloading a road grader at Tsurimi, Japan, September 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-132 57k LSM-132 moored in a nest of LSMs, date and place unknown. Newt C. Bruce to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-132 133k Stern view of LSM-132 moored in a nest of LSMs, date and place unknown. Don McClain to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-180 63k LSM-132 and LSM-180 beached at Legaspi, southern Luzon, P.I. Legaspi was almost totally destroyed by the Japanese, circa 1945. Newt C. Bruce to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-132 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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