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USS LSM-262


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Foxtrot - Kilo
 NVFK
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 - World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 26 April 1944, at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J.
  • Launched, 3 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-262, 30 June 1944, LT. William T. Dorsey USNR in command
  • During WWII USS LSM-262 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla One, CDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
     LSM Group One, LCDR. P. L. O'Leary USNR;
     LSM Division Two
  • Following World War II USS LSM-262 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    11 September to 29 October 1945
    22 November to 16 December 1945

  • Decommissioned, 20 July 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold in May 1960, to Hyman-Michaels Co., Chicago, IL., 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
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    LSM-262 121k LSM-262 anchored at Saipan, 1945. L.B. Alden to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-262 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Dorsey, William T., USNR30 June 1944 - November 1945
    02LTjg. Lutz, Willard H., USNRNovember 1945 - March 1946
    03LTjg. Darter, Eslie L., USNMarch 1946 - June 1946
    04ENS. Sanders, W. E., USNR June 1946 - 20 July 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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    Last Updated 10 February 2023