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USS LSM-165

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Mike - Romeo
NVMR

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

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-165, 26 August 1944, LT. Grover B. McClure Jr. USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-165 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla One, LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
LSM Group Three, LCDR. A. K. Ridgway, USNR;
LSM Division Six

Following World War II USS LSM-165 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 7 September 1945 to 10 February 1947

Decommissioned, 10 February 1947, in Japan

Struck from the Naval Register. date unknown

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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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
1151k	USS LSM-165 commissioning crew photo, 26 August 1944, Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C., front and back.	Robert P. Taylor to honor of his father Ralph Taylor EM3/c USS LSM-165
1594k
49k	USS LSM-165, USS LSM-221 and USS LSM-61 beached at Batangas Bay, P.I., circa August-September 1945.	William Lewis to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
103k	USS LSM-165 with two 16" gun Mk7, 50 cal. barrels loaded aboard. This photo (looking forward) and the accompanying photo demonstrate the method used to secure and ship these big guns using an LSM. One gun was loaded forward and one aft. This photo is dated 12 March 1945, place of loading is unknown. US Navy Gun Factory photo # 34294.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
98k	USS LSM-165 with two 16" gun Mk7, 50 cal. barrels loaded aboard (looking aft). This photo shows the forward gun in its cradle, 12 March 1945, place of loading is unknown. US Navy Gun Factory photo.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. McClure Jr., Grover B., USNR	26 August 1944 - January 1945
02	LTjg. Long, Hirris C., USNR (acting CO)	January 1945 - January 1945
03	LT. McClure Jr., Grover B., USNR	January 1945 - 19 November 1945
04	LTjg. Roman, Albert J., USNR	19 November 1945 - 27 January 1946
05	LTjg. Trover, Barney C., USNR	27 January 1946 - 6 April 1946
06	ENS. Vedder, Fred J., USNR	6 April 1946 - 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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