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USS LSM-351

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Mike - Kilo
NVMK

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - 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, 28 November 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.

Launched, 20 March 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-351, 14 April 1945, LT. Edwin H. Miller USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-351 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Eleven
LSM Group Thirty-Two;
LSM Division Sixty-Two

Following World War II USS LSM-351 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
27 September to 27 October 1945	2 September 1946 to 14 March 1947
25 May to 13 August 1946	25 May to 13 August 1946

Decommissioned, 7 July 1947, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 29 December 1947, to Ohio Oil Co., Findlay, OH.

Final Disposition, 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	56k	USS LSM-351 under way, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	58k	USS LSM-351 under way, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	47k	USS LSM-351 under way, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	39k	USS LSM-351 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 84893, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1976.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	70k	Left to right; Unidentified LSM, USS LSM-153 and USS LSM-351 at anchor in a nest of three LSMs, date and location unknown.	ENS. Raymond F. Adams, USNR Engineering Officer USS LSM-153
Photo #1	222k	Casual crew photos of USS LSM-351 crewmen, circa 1945-47. James Blackburn MoMM1c is identified in each photo as follows: Photo #1 James at left Photo #2 James 2nd of left Photo #3 James on right	Dennis Blackburn for his father James L. Blackburn M0MM1c USS LSM-351
Photo #2	178k
Photo #3	202k

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Miller, Edwin H., USNR	14 April 1945 - ?

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
USS LSM-LSMR Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS LSM-351 Commissioning Ceremony program

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