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USS LSM-366

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - Quebec
NVNQ

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 clap)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 25 November 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 16 December 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-366, 17 January 1945, LT. Stanley J. Tregillis USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-366 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
LSM Group Thirty-Eight, LCDR. T. F. Lane USNR;
LSM Division Seventy-Five

Following World War II USS LSM-366 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 9 October to 16 November 1945

Decommissioned, 2 May 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 19 August 1958, to James K. Ulrick, Cincinnati. OH.

Resold in 1961, to Sonic, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe and named Caicos Cloud, used commercially as a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. Listed in Lloyds Register until 1993/94

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	39k	USS LSM-366 under way in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 83268, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1975.		USS LSM / LSMR Association

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Tregillis, Stanley J., USNR	17 January 1945 - November 1945
02	LTjg. Bowen Jr., Oliver E., USNR	November 1945 - June 1946
03	ENS. White, Kenneth E., USNR	June 1946 - September 1646
04	ENS. Betts, Joseph E., USNR	September 1946 - 1946
05	LTjg. Foster Jr., William L., USNR	1946 - February 1947
06	LT. Melohusky, Adam Walter, USN	February 1947 - 2 May 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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