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LSM-233

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 (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, CA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-233, 3 August 1944, LTjg. Gordon W. Martin, Jr., USNR, in command
  • During World War II LSM-233 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 2 January 1946, at Terminal Island Navy Yard, San Pedro, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 March 1948, to Hugo Neu Corp., New York, N.Y.
  • LSM-233 received two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" o.a.
    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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    LCM-233 80k LSM-233 launching at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, CA. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 39k LSM-233 underway off Western Pipe and Steel Co. San Pedro, CA. shipyard. The missing hull number dates this photo as immediately after she was repainted in her new camouflage scheme and before she was turned over to the Navy for acceptance trials. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 57k LSM-233 underway for beaching operations, 27 July 1944. This is prior to her commissioning. Note that her hull number has been added to the paint scheme. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 53k LSM-233 underway for beaching operations, 27 July 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 49k LSM-233 underway for beaching operations, 27 July 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 71k LSM-233 closing beach with bow doors open but ramp not lowered during beaching operations, 27 July 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 116k LSM-233 during beaching operations, 27 July 1944. Bow Doors open, ramp not yet lowered. Where did the dog come from? USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 90k LSM-233 during beaching operations, 27 July 1944. Apparently there was quite a celebration as this was the first LSM completed by Western Pipe. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 84k LSM-233 during beaching operations, 27 July 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCM-233 64k LSM-233 during beaching operations, 27 July 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-233 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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