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USS LSM-132

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Kilo - Delta
NVKD

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 1 March 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 13 April 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-132, 22 May 1944, LTjg. John F. Torley USNR in command

During WWII USS LSM-132 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla One (flagship), LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
LSM Group Three, LCDR. A. K. Ridgway, USNR;
LSM Division Five

Following World War II USS LSM-132 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
12 to 13 September 1945
16 to 27 October 1945

Decommissioned, 2 August 1947, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold, 8 November 1948, to L. Chenman, Norfolk, VA., 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
88k	USS LSM-132 unloading a road grader at Tsurimi, Japan, September 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
57k	USS LSM-132 moored in a nest of LSMs, date and location unknown.	Newt C. Bruce to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
133k	Stern view of USS LSM-132 moored in a nest of LSMs, date and location unknown.	Don McClain to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
63k	USS LSM-132 and USS LSM-180 beached at Legaspi, southern Luzon, P.I., 27-28 September 1945. Legaspi was almost totally destroyed by the Japanese, circa 1945.	Newt C. Bruce to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Torley, John Frederic, USNR	22 May 1944 - December 1945
02	LT. Barber, John B., USNR	December 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Lorenc, Edwin J., USNR	March 1946 - April 1946
04	LT. Rhett, Francis Prettyman, USN (USNA 1944)	April 1946 - 15 June 1946
05	ENS. McMahon, James J., USNR	15 June 1946 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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