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USS LSM-136


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Kilo - Lima
 NVKL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal (1)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 16 March 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 19 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-136, 30 May 1944, LT. John C Strange, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-136 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, 20 October 1944     		Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 17 June 1945

  • Decommissioned, 26 April 1946, at San Diego, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, November 1946, to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, San Pedro, CA., fate unknown
  • USS LSM-136 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    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 six single 20mm AA 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-136 431k USS LSM-136 sponsor plaque now on display at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Photo courtesy Ms. Marifrances Trivelli, Museum Director. Ron MacKay, Jr., Historian, USS LSM-LSMR Association
    LSM-136 74k USS LSM-136 launching at point of pivot, US Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C., 19 April 1944.
    US Navy Yard Charleston photo # 855-44.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-136/57/31 145k USS LSM-136, USS LSM-57 and USS LSM-31 probably approaching the beach at Okinawa, circa 1 April to 17 June 1945 Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    The DANFS history extract for USS LSM-136 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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    Last updated 10 October 2008