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LSM-446 / E-LSM-446
YV-2 Launcher

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 March 1945, at Dravo Corp., Wilmington DE.
  • Launched, 28 April 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM-446, 26 May 1945, LT. G. Hollis Ottaway, USNR in command
  • Converted to a Radar Test and Evaluation Ship in January 1947
  • Renamed USS E-LSM-446, July 1947
  • Decommissioned, 20 December 1951, at Green Cove Springs FL.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
  • Reclassified a Drone Aircraft Catapult Control Ship in August 1954
  • Recommissioned USS YV-2, 20 October 1954
  • Named USS Launcher (YV-2), 1 June 1957
  • Decommissioned, 3 May 1960
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 4 November 1960, to Portsmouth Salvage Co., Portsmouth, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t.(landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
    Length 203' 6"
    Beam 34' 6"
    Draft light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft, fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft
    Speed 13.2kts, (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)
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    USS LSM-446
    LSM-446 53k LSM-446 launch at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 28 April 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-446 83k LSM-446 moored to a buoy, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    USS E-LSM-446
    LSM-446 65k E-LSM-446 underway, date and place unknown.
    Photo @copy War Ship Photo Graphs, Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    USS Launcher (YV-2)
    LSM-446 87k Launcher (YV-2) underway, date and place unknown.
    A Ted Stone photo.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-446 82k Launcher (YV-2) underway, date and place unknown.
    A Ted Stone photo.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
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    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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