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USS Cumberland River (LSMR-411)
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 USS LSM(R)-411 (1945 - 1955)

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(R)-401 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket):
  • Laid down, 6 February 1945, at US Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 25 February 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM(R)-411, 23 May 1945, LTjg Alfred P. Dowling, USN, in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 February 1947, at San Diego, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 26 January 1951
  • Decommissioned, 12 October 1954, at Green Cove Springs, FL
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
  • Named Cumberland River (LSMR-411), 1 October 1955
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 5 July 1960, to Atlas Iron & Metal Corp., Cleveland, OH.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 758 t.(light), 993 t.(attack) 1,175 t. (fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6" o.a.
    Beam 34' 6"
    Draft 7' forward, 9' aft
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 6 officers, 137 enlisted
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    two twin 40mm gun mounts
    four twin 20mm gun mounts
    ten twin tube continuous loading 5" spin stabilizer rocket launchers
    four 4".2 mortars
    two .50 cal machine guns on the forecastle
    two .30 cal machine guns on the bridge wings.
    Armor 10-lb. STS on conning station, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control, 10-lb. ASPP around 40 and 20mm gun mounts and directors
    Propulsion two General Motors 16-287A (non-reversing with airflex clutch) diesels, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws, Endurance, 3,000 miles @ 13kts
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    LSMR-411 70k USS LSM(R)-411 underway, off San Diego, CA. March 1951.
    Photo by Oather Morper.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSMR-411 76k USS >LSM(R)-411 underway in 1951, location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for USS Cumberland River (LSMR-411) is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    LTjg. Alfred P. Dowling23.05.1945
    LT. Paul Albert Schwemleyno date
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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