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USS LSM-133

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Kilo - Foxtrot
NVKF

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 (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

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-133, 22 May 1944, LT. Charles D. Davis USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-133 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines Palawan Islands landings, 28 February 1945	Borneo operation Brunei Bay operation, 10 to 14 June 1945

Decommissioned, 11 March 1946, at Terminal Island Navy Yard, San Pedro, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-133 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Sold, 2 February 1948, to Eliseo Vila, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Final Disposition, 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
63k	*LSM-133* launching, 13 April 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM / LSMR Association
52k	From left to right *LCT-678, USS LSM-168, USS LSM-237* and USS LSM-133 at Mindoro Island while loading for the invasion of Palawan Island, Philippine Islands, date unknown.	Submitted by James Tusing, courtesy George Berry USS LSM 168
22k	USS LSM-133 beached at Lutong, Borneo, 21 June 1945 while released POWs, working under the supervision of members of the Australian 2/13 Infantry Battalion, roll drums of gasoline up on the beach. Members of the unit swam out to the ship, rolled the drums down the ramp and then swam back to shore floating the drums in front of them.	Australian War Memorial
67k	USS LSM-133 beached at Mapia Island, P.I., November 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Davis, Charles D., USNR	22 May 1944 - December 1945
02	LTjg. Cound, John D., USNR	December 1945 - 11 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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