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LSM-167

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 20 June 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 24 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-167, 31 August 1944, LT. John R. Pahmeyer, USNR, in command
  • During WWII LSM-167 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 3 July 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, October 1958, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA. converted to a barge, fate unknown
  • LSM-167 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" 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 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-167 76k LSM-167 and LSM-275 beached at Okinawa, 7 April 1945. Note LSM-167 is off loading onto a pontoon causeway. Raymond Massel to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-482/276/167 63k LSM-167, LSM-276 and LSM-482 being moved together while coming alongside either a repair ship, or a pier, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-482/276/167 73k LSM-167, LSM-276 and LSM-482 alongside either a repair ship, or a pier, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-167 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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS LSM / LSMR Association
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