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USS LSM-185

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Foxtrot
NVOF

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
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 13 August 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 7 September 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-185, 20 October 1944, LT. William D. Blaydes, USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-185 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Eight, CDR. H. Doe USN (23);
LSM Group Twenty-Two, LCDR. N.E. Fryer Jr. USN (38);
LSM Division Forty-Four

Following World War II USS LSM-184 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 4 to 20 September 1945

Decommissioned, 7 June 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold, 26 February 1948, to Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA., 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
63k	*LSM-185* after launching at Charleston Navy Yard, 7 September 1944. US Navy Yard Charleston photo.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
165k	USS LSM-185 and USS LSM-184 Christening and Commissioning Program.	LT Albert C. Noble USNR, CO LSM-184 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
181k	USS LSM-185 beached at Leyte, P.I. in 1945.	Charles Blaun to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
916k	USS LSM-185 beached at Saipan, Marianas Island, date unknown.	Photo by William Bohmert LSM-185
926k	USS LSM-185 beached at Leyte Island, Philippine Islands, date unknown.	William Bohmert LSM-185
753k	USS LSM-185 beached at Leyte Island, Philippine Islands, date unknown.	Photo by William Bohmert USS LSM-185
875k	USS LSM-185 and USS LSM-8 beached , date and location, unknown.	Photo by William Bohmert USS LSM-185
859k	USS LSM-185 beached with other LSMs, date and location, unknown.	Photo by William Bohmert USS LSM-185

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Blaydes, William D., USNR	20 October 1944 - January 1945
02	LT. Cheel Jr., Luther E., USNR	January 1945 - November 1945
03	LT. Meyer, Robert J., USNR	November 1945 - February 1946
04	LTjg. Shawver, Lowell D., USNR	February 1946 - May 1946
05	ENS. Hardin, H. H., USNR	May 1946 - 7 June 1946


Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler

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

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