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LSM-186

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 28 July 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 5 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-186, 25 October 1944, LT. Henry O. Bergkamp USNR, in command
  • During WWII LSM-186 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 6 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 March 1948, to Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA.
  • LSM-186 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"
    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-186 57k LSM-186 underway, off Charleston Navy Yard, date unknown.
    US Navy Yard Charleston photo.    		 Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-186 55k LSM-186 underway, off Charleston Navy Yard, date unknown.
    US Navy Yard Charleston photo.    		 Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-186 88k LSM-186, LSM-180, LSM-90 and LSM-144 beached at Laoag, Luzon, P.I., July 1945. Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-31 67k LSM-31, LSM-187, LSM-186 and LSM-222 in a nest moored to a buoy, date and place unknown. Photo by ©Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-186 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
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