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USS LSM-428

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 25 November 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched, 12 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM-428, 28 March 1945, LT. Bernardo Nosworthy USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-428 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-Eight;
  • Decommissioned, 6 June 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 13 January 1948, to Fairbanks Morse & Co., Chicago, IL.
    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
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    LSM-428 50k LSM-428 launch at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 12 January 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-428 65k USS LSM-428 beached at Marcus Island while unloading , early 1946. Joe Perez to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-428 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Nosworthy, Bernardo, USNR28 March 1945 - December 1945
    02LT. Spadone, Leighton, USNDecember 1945 - April 1946
    03LTjg. Carlton, Jack K., USNRApril 1946 - May 1946
    04LTjg. Lawler, Robert W., USNRMay 1946 - 6 June 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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