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USS LSM-306


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Xray
 NVIX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 14 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 27 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-306, 16 January 1945, LTjg. Humphrey H. Cordes Jr. USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-306 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Eleven;
     LSM Group Thirty-Two;
     LSM Division Sixty-Four;
  • Following World War II USS LSM-306 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    27 September to 6 October 1945
    1 November to 11 December 1945
  • Decommissioned, 17 December 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold in November 1958, to Al Epstein Inc., New Orleans, LA., 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-306 113k USS LSM-306 beached, date and location unknown. H. William Wimanez to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-306 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Cordes Jr., Humphrey Henry, USNR16 January 1945 - 16 May 1946
    02LTjg. Murphy Jr., John F., USNR16 May 1946 - 27 June 1946
    03ENS. Challain, Leonard John, USNR27 June 1946 - September 1946
    04ENS. Greer III, Clarence W., USNRSeptember 1946 17 December 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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