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USS LSM-260

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Foxtrot - Golf
NVFG

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima) - 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, 18 April 1944, at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J.

Launched, 26 May 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-260, 21 June 1944, LTjg. Robert J. Grier II USNR in command

During WWII USS LSM-260 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:

Campaign and Dates

Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-260 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 20 October to 9 November 1945

Decommissioned, 2 May 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-260 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold, 9 April 1947, to Patton-Tully Transportation Co., Memphis, TN.

Final Disposition, 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 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
37k	USS LSM-260 under way in 1944, location unknown.	Frank C. Watson USS LSM-260 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
80k	USS LSM-260 moored/beached on a ramp, date and location unknown.	Bill Kneebone to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
95k	USS LSM-260, unloading during the invasion of Iwo Jima, circa 19 February to 16 March 1945. US Navy photo	Scott at LBS Products
76k	USS LSM-260 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
77k	USS LSM-260 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
66k	USS LSM-260 and USS LST-790 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February to 16 March 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Grier II, Robert J., USNR	21 June 1944 - 15 November 1945
02	LT. Murphy, Paul V., USNR	15 November 1945 - 2 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
USS LSM-LSMR Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Recollections of Wallace Horton

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