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LSM-398 / E-AG-398 Hunting

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 16 December 1944, at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 6 January 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-398, 6 August 1945, LT. Louis L. Walters, USNR, in command

Converted to a Sonar Research Ship, 1 October 1954

Named and Redesignated Hunting (E-AG-398), 13 June 1957

Decommissioned, 23 November 1962

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 30 July 1963, to Commercial Manufacturing Corp. Kansas City, MO., scrapped between 1980 and 1989

Specifications:
Displacement

LSM- 520 t.(light), 743 t.(landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)

E-AG- 1,095 t.(fl)
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 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 Accommodations 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)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-398
	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
	57k	*LSM-398* beached, while off loading troops during Exercise "Seminole," near Panama City, FL., circa 1947. US Navy photo # NH 91270 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	98k	*LSM-398* underway, 29 February 1956, place unknown. Note: in this photo she is in her EAG configuration but still carried on Navy roles as an LSM in 1956.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association
	93k	*LSM-398* underway, date unknown and place unknown.. A Ted Stone photo.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association
USS Hunting (E-AG-398)
	47k	Hunting (E-AG-398) was converted from *LSM-398* in 1954 as an experimental ship for testing advance sonar equipment for the Naval Research Laboratory. During her conversion *Hunting* had an internal well (30" X 12") installed for handling scientific equipment through the center of the ship, a unique feature for US research vessels at the time. Her career unfortunately was plagued by mechanical problems leading to her decommissioning in 1962. US Navy photo.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

View the LSM-398 / E-AG-398 Hunting
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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Fleet Reserve Association

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