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USS LSM-361

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - Echo
NVNE

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, 18 November 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 9 December 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-361, 6 January 1945, LT. Lewis B. Scribner USN in command

During World War II USS LSM-361 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Twelve, LCDR. A. F. Dineen USN (22);
LSM Group Thirty-Five, LCDR. W. K. Bradbury USNR;
LSM Division Seventy

Following World War II USS LSM-361 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 21 September 1945 to 2 March 1946

Ran aground , 9 October 1945, at Buckner Bay, Okinawa during Typhoon "Louise"

Decommissioned, 2 March 1946, at NOB Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 8 March 1946

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
101436106	80k	USS LSM-361 aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	David A. Mucklow for his father Cecil N. Mucklow MoMM/3c USS LST-666
	21k	USS LSM-361 aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	Photo by Rudolph J. Mensone USS LSM-361, submitted by his daughter, Gina Reis
	68k	*LSM-361* aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	Photo by Rudolph J. Mensone USS LSM-361, submitted by his daughter, Gina Reis
	47k	*LSM-361* aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	Photo by Rudolph J. Mensone USS LSM-361, submitted by his daughter, Gina Reis
	48k	*LSM-361* aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	Photo by Rudolph J. Mensone USS LSM-361, submitted by his daughter, Gina Reis
	56k	*LSM-361* aground at Buckner Bay, Okinawa after Typhoon "Louise".	Photo by Rudolph J. Mensone USS LSM-361, submitted by his daughter, Gina Reis

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Scribner, Lewis B., USN	9 January 1945 - ?

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

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