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USS LSM-422

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Korean Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)

USS LSM-422 was transferred to France, later transferred to the Republic of China and redesignated LSM-351

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 23 October 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.

Launched, 7 December 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-422, 31 December 1944, LTjg. Rowland K. Chase USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-422 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 Sixty-Nine

Following World War II USS LSM-422 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
2 September to 12 October 1945
26 October to 21 December 1945

Decommissioned, 19 July 1946, at Green Cove Springs, FL.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs

Recommissioned, 15 September 1950

During the Korean War USS LSM-422 participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
U.N. Summer-Fall Offensive 16 to 24 November 1951	Third Korean Winter 1 December 1952 to 30 April 1953
Second Korean Winter 24 November 1951 to 30 April 1952	Korea, Summer-Fall 1953, 1 May to 27 July 1953

Decommissioned, 5 February 1954

Transferred to France, 5 February 1954

Returned to US Navy custody in March 1956

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-422 earned four battle stars for Korean War service

Transferred to Taiwan in November 1956, redesignated LSM-351

Decommissioned by Taiwanese Navy in 1971

Final Disposition, scrapped, date unknown

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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
52k	*LSM-422* launch at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 7 December 1944.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
64k	USS LSM-422, under way, date and location unknown.	Jonathan Leslie for his father-in-law, Edward Johnson USS LSM-422
50k	USS LSM-422 under way, date and location unknown.	Jonathan Leslie for his father-in-law, Edward Johnson USS LSM-422
60k	USS LSM-422 beached date and location unknown. Photo by LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422 Gunnery Officer, 1944-1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
77k	USS LSM-422 under way while homeward bound with her tank deck loaded with equipment, February 1946. Photo by LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422 Gunnery Officer, 1944-1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
57k	USS LSM-422 under way while homeward bound with her tank deck loaded with equipment, February 1946. Photo by LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422 Gunnery Officer, 1944-1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
60k	USS LSM-422 crew members playing ball in the tank deck, February 1946. Photo by LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422 Gunnery Officer, 1944-1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
147k	View from the conning tower of USS LSM-422 as she follows USS LSM-303 while enroute from Mobile. AL to Jacksonville, FL., 15 May 1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
132k	USS LSM-422 unloading ammunition at Naval Magazine, Theodore, AL., 20 September 1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
147k	USS LSM-422 unloading ammunition at Naval Magazine, Theodore, AL., 20 September 1946.	Kenn Florell for his late father LTjg Loren T. Florell USNR USS LSM-422
57k	USS LSM-422 beached at the Quay Wall, Pusan Harbor, Korea. February 1952. Photo by David Walsh. Source: Alligator Alley, April 1999.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM / LSMR Association
65k	USS LSM-422 off San Diego, October 1953. Photo by Oather Morper.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM / LSMR Association