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USS LSM-317


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Uniform
 NVJU
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 (2) - 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 April 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.
  • Launched, 24 JUne 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-317, 28 July 1944, LT. Warren J. Ayres USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-317 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Ormoc Bay landing, 11 and 12 December 1944     		Consolidation and capture of southern Philippines;
    Palawan Islands landings, 28 February to 10 March 1945
    Visayan Island landings, 29 March to 2 April 1945

  • Following World War II USS LSM-317 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 7 September to 29 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, 25 March 1947, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-317 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold, 9 February 1948, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA., converted to a barge, 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-317 46k USS LSM-317 under way, date and location unknown.
    US National Archives Photo # USN 1045170, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-317 76k USS LSM-317 beached at Oloilio, Panay Island, Philippines, 8 September 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 350413    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-317 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Ayres, Warren J., USNR28 July 1944 - ?
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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