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USS LSM-205

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Bravo - Bravo
NVBB

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 (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 10 February 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.

Launched, 14 April 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-205, 26 May 1944, LT. D. W. Barton, Jr. USNR in command

During WWII USS LSM-205 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 4 to 12 January 1945	Borneo operation Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 8 July 1945
Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines Mindanao Island landings, 10 March 1945, 17 to 23 April 1945, and 3 May 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-205 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 20 September to 7 December 1945

Decommissioned, 8 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946

USS LSM-205 earned three battle stars for World War II service

Sold 20 February 1948, to Harbour Towing Co., Vancouver, Canada,

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 Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	47k	USS LSM-205 side launching at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 14 April 1944.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	106k	USS LSM-205 beached, date and location unknown.	David Sills
101420504	276k	USS LSM-205 and USS LSM-34 beach at Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 17 April 1945. H-Hour of "R" Day for the landing of the 24th Division, at Parang, Green Beach, Mindanao. The pre-naval bombardments had completely destroyed all the houses on the beach, and no enemy troops remained. US National Archives Identifier 204950572, Local ID 342-FH-3A30663-64174AC, U.S. Army Air Corps 64174AC.	David Upton
	71k	USS LSM-205 underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-46. US Navy photo # NH 79859 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1974.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Barton Jr., Douglas W., USNR	26 May 1944 - November 1945
02	LTjg. Brady, R. P., USNR	November 1945 - 8 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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