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LSM-224

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal (1)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE. (date unknown)

Launched, (date unknown)

Commissioned USS LSM-224, 16 September 1944, LT. Donald B. Wrench USNR, in command

During WWII LSM-224 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated the:

Consolidation of the Southern Philippines;
(a) Palawan Islands landings, 28 February to 1 March 1945
(b) Visayan Island landing, 18 March 1945
Borneo operation;
(a) Tarakan Island operation, 27 April to 5 May 1945
(b) Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 6 July 1945

Decommissioned, 24 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register in 1946

Final Disposition, sold, 23 December 1947, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA., now in use as a tie-off for Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, WA.

LSM-224 earned two battle stars 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 Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws
Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement).

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-224
	51k	*LSM-224* launching at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	77k	*LSM-224* and *LSM-168* unloading men and supplies on the jetty at Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, Philippines, 28 or 29 February 1945. In the foreground soldiers and sailors inspect a downed Japanese float plane destroyed in the initial landings.US Army Signal Corps photo # SC 271126.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	78k	*LSM-224* beaching at Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippines, 13 September 1945. In the background is an unidentified LSM, either 486 or 496. US Navy photo # NH 350434 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	40k	*LSM-224* and *LSM-314* moored pierside at Shanghai, China, date unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
Commercial Service
	71k	ex *LSM-224* owned by Tidewater Barge Lines and used as a "Spud" barge (tie-off barge) #544, March 2003	Photo by Ron Gray/Capt.
	71k	ex *LSM-224* owned by Tidewater Barge Lines and used as a "Spud" barge (tie-off barge) #544, March 2003	Photo by Ron Gray/Capt.

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U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

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Last Updated 4 June 2004