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USS LSM-291


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Hotel - Sierra
 NVHS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 4 December 1944, at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J.
  • Launched, 15 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM-291, 1 February 1945, LT. Charles A. Rouse, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-291 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle, USN (27);
     LSM Group Thirty-Nine, LCDR. J. M. Rose;
     LSM Division Seventy-Seven
  • Decommissioned, 25 May 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold in October 1958, to Hatch and Kirk, Seattle, WA., 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
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    LSM-291 45k USS LSM-291 beached at Tinian, Marianas Islands, date unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-291 90k USS LSM-291 beached, date and location unknown, note the Japanese landing craft on the beach. Looks like the censor has been at work on this photo. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-291 97k USS LSM-291 beached at a ramp, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-291 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Rouse, Charles A., USNR1 February 1945 - December 1945
    02LTjg. Colaw, Albert E., USNRDecember 1945 - 25 May 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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