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LSM-334

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-334, 2 December 1944, LTjg. Harold W. Halling, USNR in command
  • During World War II LSM-334 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 22 June 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Struck From the Naval Register in 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold, 1 March 1948, to Crowley Launch & Tugboat Co., San Francisco, CA., fate unknown
  • LSM-334 received one battle star 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 AA gun, four single 20mm AA 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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    LSM-334 182k LSM-334 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-334 46k LSM-334 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-112 95k LSM-112 and LSM-334 entering ABSD-6 together at Guam, Marianas Islands, 27 July 1945. In the background are LSM-426 and LSM-276 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-334 35k LSM-334 underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1946.
    US Navy photo # NH 83265 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy D.M McPherson, 1975.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-334 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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