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LSM-391

USS LSM-391 was transferred the Republic of China Navy and seized by the People's Republic of China

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima) - China Service Medal (extended) - 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, 28 November 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 17 December 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-391, 8 February 1945, LT. John H. Libaire, USNR, in command

During World War II LSM-391 was assigned to the Asiatic Theater and participated in the:

Iwo Jima operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945

Following World War II LSM-391 performed occupation duty in the Far East including service in China

Decommissioned, 13 May 1946, and transferred the same day to the Republic of China

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, seized, October 1949, by Communist forces, last reported active in Peoples Republic of China Navy, in 1980, fate unknown

LSM-391 earned 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 six single 20mm AA gun mounts, modified to one single bow mounted 40mm AA gun mount and 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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
88k	*LSM-308, and LSM-396* at the fitting out piers at US Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. Other ships in this photo include *LSM-309,* LSM 389, LSM-390, LSM-391, LSM-392, LSM-393, LSM-394, LSM-395, LSM-397, LSM-398, Ray K. Edwards (APD-96), Arthur L. Bristol (APD-97), Truxton (APD-98) and Upham (APD-99). US Navy Yard Charleston photo # 132-46, dated 10 January 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
142k	Marines unload supplies from *LSM-201, LST-807, LSM-391* and other amphibious warships beached at Iwo Jima on D-Day, 15 February 1945. US National Archives photo # NWDNS-26-G-4098.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
84	*LSM-391* and *LSM-96* beached at Okinawa, 20 September 1945.	Daniel Matheny to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
79	*LSM-391* moored pierside in China, 1945.	James Hanrahan to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
84	*LSM-391* moored pierside at Hai Ho, China while in transit to Tientsin, China, late 1945.	Daniel Matheny to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
73	*LSM-391* moored inboard of *LSM-251* and forward of *LSM-279* and an unidentified LSM at Tientsin, China, October 1945.	Richard Schatz MoMM3/c USS LSM-279 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
74k	*LSM-431* and *LSM-391* moored pierside at Taku, China, March 1946.	Henry S. Kehrli FC3/c & RdM2/c USS LSM-431

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS LSM / LSMR Association

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