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LSM-343


USS LSM-343 was transferred to Spain
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 (date unknown) at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-343, 17 February 1945, LT. Edward K. Schade, USNR in command
  • Following World War II LSM-343 performed occupation duty in the Far East
  • Decommissioned, 29 October 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Transferred, 25 March 1960, to Spain
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 April 1976, by the Spanish Navy, to Isabel Carrasco Poso, Seville, Spain
    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 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-462 45k LSM-462, LSM-170, LSM-161 and LSM-343 in a six ship assault wave formation while undergoing amphibious training, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-343 64k LSM-343 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-343 68k LSM-343 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-343 50k LSM-343 underway, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-467/440/112/467 51k Six LSM's including LSM-343, LSM-440, LSM-112, and LSM-467 at Sasebo Harbor Seaplane Ramp, Kyushu, Japan, circa 22 to 24 September 1945. The group had just completed transporting the 5th Marine Tank Battalion from Hilo, Hawaii to Sasebo, Japan. Hugh L. Hudson, Jr., RM/2c, LSM-467, LSM-49, Collection, Photo 074
    LSM-343 55k Photo taken from LSM-467. LSM-343 in the distance ahead is enroute to Pearl Harbor. Diamond Head is off to the right. Richard W. Friedrich F/1c, LSM-467 Collection, Slide #12
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-343 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
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