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USS LSM-116


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Whiskey
 NVIW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - 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, 21 October 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 11 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-116, 6 December 1944, LCDR. Guy B. Hamby USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-116 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Twelve, LCDR. A. F. Dineen USN (22)
     LSM Group Thirty-four (flagship), LCDR. V.W. Webb USNR;
     LSM Division Sixty-Seven and participated in the follow campaign:

    Asiatic Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 3 April 1945

  • Following World War II USS LSM-116 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    20 September to 8 October 194528 September to 30 November 1945
    22 October to 10 December 1945 
  • Decommissioned, 27 April 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-116 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Sold in October 1958, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA., and converted to a workboat for Alaskan service, named M/V Alaska Roughneck
  • Final Disposition, Alaska Roughneck was lost, 28 February 1979 by running aground and rolling over in Cold Bay, near King Cove, Alaska. Ship and 2 crew members, Eugene Love and Dan Buarnard, were lost.
    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
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    LSM-116 69k USS LSM-116, loading for the Okinawa Invasion at Saipan, March 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 49k USS LSM-116 lying off Okinawa, date unknown. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 25k USS LSM-116 during invasion of Okinawa. The LST in the middle background is on fire after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze, circa 1 to 3 April 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 25k USS LSM-116 during invasion of Okinawa, circa 1 to 3 April 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 45k USS LSM-116, first sighting of Guam, date unknown. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 66k A 2nd Marine Division tank exits USS LSM-116 at Saipan after the invasion of Okinawa. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-467 65k Port stern quarter photo of USS LSM-467, USS LSM-116, and USS LSM-415, nested at Sasebo Harbor, Kyushu, Japan, circa 10 to 15 November 1945. Hugh L. Hudson, Jr., RM/2c, LSM-467, LSM-49, Collection, Photo 125
    LSM-357/341/116 49k USS LSM-357, USS LSM-341 and USS LSM-116 during occupation duty at Wakayama, Japan, September 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116/415 55k Eleven LSM's in convoy from Wakayama, Japan to the Philippines. LSM-116 is in foreground, and USS LSM-415 is off her port stern quarter, date unknown. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116/276 48k USS LSM-116 and USS LSM-276 beached, during occupation duty, Wakayama, Japan, September 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 160k USS LSM-116 beached, during occupation duty, Wakayama, September 1945. Contributed by the Harold Vorst Family, Rose, Dennis, Marge, Karen, Mary Lou, Dave, Linda, Therese, and Duane
    LSM-116 70k Church services aboard USS LSM-116 on the way to Guam. She is loaded with rescue flotation tanks used in raising sunken ships, date unknown. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 48k USS LSM-116, beached, in the Philippines preparing to depart for Okinawa in 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 171k USS LSM-341, beached probably in the Philippines in 1945 as USS LSM-116 loads a truck while preparing to depart for Okinawa. The Harold Vorst Family, Rose, Dennis, Marge, Karen, Mary Lou, Dave, Linda, Therese, and Duane
    LSM-116 51k USS LSM-116, carrying her load for Wakayama, Japan Occupation. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116/117 65k USS LSM-116 at left and USS LSM-117 at right, Green Beach, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, date unknown. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    Commercial Service
    LSM-111 69k Ex-USS LSM-116 in commercial service as the workboat Alaska Roughneck, under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-111 137k Alaska Roughneck, and ex-USS LSM-111 in commercial service as the workboat Alaska Contractor beached in Alaskan waters, date unknown USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-111/116 106k Alaska Roughneck, and Alaska Contractor beached in Alaskan waters, date unknown USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-116 117k Alaska Roughneck, looking forward on the converted tank deck. Note: the bridge is now forward and located on what was originally the forward gun deck, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-116 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR. Hamby, Guy B. USNR6 December 1944 - September 1945
    02LT. Gram, Albert W., USNRSeptember 1945 - December 1945
    03LTjg. Cereste, Alfred, USNRDecember 1945 - 27 April 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Additional Web Sites of Interest
    Harold Vorst Photos
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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