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LSM-187

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory 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-187, 25 October 1944, LT. John T. White, USNR, in command
  • During WWII LSM-187 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 19 December 1945, at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold, 10 November 1947, to Capitol Salvage & Sales Co., Edgewater, N.J., fate unknown
  • LSM-187 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-187 107k LSM-187 with Japanese field artillery loaded in her well deck, Guam, Marianas Islands, 9 September 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-187 59k LSM-187 loading Fleet Admiral Nimitz's barge Catherine, Guam, Marianas Islands, 10 September 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-187 74k LSM-187 moored pierside on the Potomac River, 3 November 1945 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-187 94k LSM-187 underway on the Potomac River, 3 November 1945 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
    LSM-187 71k ex-LSM-187 in commercial service as Jaques Gravel beached circa 1977-78 at Dwar Metal Co., Port Colburn, Ontario, Canada awaiting scrapping. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-187 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 - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    Last Updated 2 April 2004