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LSM-164

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 19 June 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 11 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-164, 26 August 1944, LT. James A Down, USNR, in command
  • During WWII LSM-164 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LSM-164 performed occupation duty including China Service
  • Decommissioned, 21 May 1946, at San Diego, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, December 1946, to A. G. Schoonmaker, New York, NY, fate unknown
  • LSM-164 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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 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 Accommodations 2 officers, 46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    Propulsion two General Motors (non-reversible with airflex 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-164 84k LSM-164 loading Marines and their gear bound for Tientsin, China in late September 1945, place unknown. George Crowley to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-164 57k LSM-164 coming alongside a dock at Tientsin, China, 3 October 1945, to drop off the Marines and their gear. Russell Martin USS LSM-164
    and Mark Nicholas
    LSM-431 58k LSM-431, LSM-222, LSM-164 and LCT-849 at Tientsin, China in September 1945 after bringing Marines from Okinawa for the surrender of North China. Henry S. Kehrli FC3/c & RdM2/c USS LSM-431
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-164 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
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    USS LSM / LSMR Association
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