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USS LSM-371


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Alpha
 NVOA
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 (1)- World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 9 December 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 30 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-371, 25 January 1945, LTjg. Christian H. Reubeck, Jr. USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-371 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
     LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LCDR. W. J. Chisholm USNR;
     LSM Division Seventy-Three and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaigns and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 18 June 1945
  • Following World War II USS LSM-371 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 7 February 1946
  • Decommissioned, 5 March 1947, at Green Cove Springs FL.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-371 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Sold 23 September 1958, to Ships & Power Inc., Miami, FL., resold in 1967, to an Iranian shipping company
  • Final Disposition, sunk 23 March 1970, while enroute to Dubai with a cargo of stone in heavy seas off Sharjah, capsized and sunk with nine killed and five injured
    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-371 91k USS LSM-371 officers left to right, Phil McEneny, Bill Voigt, Capt. C. H. Ruebeck, John White, Tony Castagnoli, probably at commissioning, 25 January 1945, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX. Yu Chu photo, courtesy William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    LSM-371 55k USS LSM-371 underway off the west coast of Baja California, circa 1945. Yu Chu photo, courtesy William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    LSM-371 117k USS LSM-371 in Tokyo Bay, October 1945 serving as a liberty launch as seen from USS Bennington (CVA-20),. Note unidentified Essex class aircraft carrier in the background. William C. Voigt, Jr.
    LSM-371 55k LSM-371 beached at Oshima Island, Japan in November 1945. William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    LSM-371 559
    LSM-371 87k USS LSM-371 drydocked at Kure Shipyard, circa February 1946, note the 18.1 inch Japanese naval cannon loaded in the ship's well deck. Also present aft of USS LSM-371 are USS LSM-382 and USS LSM-255, an unidentified LSM to starboard and USS LCS(L)(3)-67, stern view, forward of USS LSM-371. Yu Chu photo, courtesy William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    LSM-371 176k LSM-371 and USS LCS(L)(3)-67 in the shipyard at Kure Japan, circa February 1946. Yu Chu photo, courtesy William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    LSM-371 184k LSM-371's two generators with the switchboard visible in the background. Yu Chu photo, courtesy William C. Voigt Jr. CO LSM-371
    The history extract for USS LSM-371 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Reubeck Jr., Christian H., USNR25 January 1945 - 1945
    02LTjg. Castagnoli, Anton, USNRno dates
    03LTjg. Voigt Jr., William C., USNR no dates
    04LT. Gordon, Edward W., USNR 1946 - 5 March 1947
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The LSM-371, An Officer's Story
    LSM-371 Blog by William C Voigt Jr.
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