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USS LSM-238

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Delta - Papa
NVDP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 5 April 1944, at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, CA.

Launched, 30 July 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-238, 14 September 1944, LT. David M. McIntosh USNR in command

During World War II, USS LSM-238 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Five, CDR. W. H. Carpenter USN (26);
LSM Group Fourteen, LCDR. A. E. Lind USNR;
LSM Division Twenty-Eight and participated in the following campaign:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaign**
Campaign and Dates
Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945

Decommissioned, 5 May 1947, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-238 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold, 1 March 1948, to Crowley Launch & Tugboat Co., San Francisco, CA., fate 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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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
53k	USS LSM-238 beached, date and location unknown.	Roy Carlson to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
76k	USS LSM-238, USS LSM-60 and USS LSM-74 heading towards the beachhead at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
64k	USS LSM-238 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945 while unloading badly needed equipment and supplies. The invasion fleet reaches to the horizon and beyond in the photo. US Coast Guard photo 0303451	USS LSM / LSMR Association
83k	USS LSM-419, USS LSM-238, USS LSM-98 and USS LSM-202 beached at Iwo Jima, between 23 and 28 March, or between 20 to 23 August 1945	Claude H. Hewitt, for his father Claude Hewitt, SM3/c USS LSM-238

Commanding Officers
01	LT. McIntosh, David M., USNR	14 September 1944 - August 1945
02	LT. Edwards, Aubrey G., USNR	August 1945 - 7 November 1945
03	LTjg. Johnson, James C., USNR	7 November 1945 - February 1946
04	LTjg. McGough, Morris L. V., USNR	February 1946 - March 1946
05	LTjg. Johnson, James C., USNR	March 1946 - October 1946
06	LT. Lorenz, John, USN	October 1946 - 5 May 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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