USS LSM-397
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![]() USS LSM-397 alongside the General A. W. Greely (AP-141) at Thule, Greenland, during Operation "Blue Jay", 19 July 1951
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Name: | USS LSM-397 |
Ordered: | 1944 |
Builder: | Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina |
Laid down: | 15 December 1944 |
Launched: | 6 January 1945 |
Commissioned: | 30 July 1945 |
Decommissioned: | 24 February 1958 |
Fate: | Sold, November 1958 |
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Class & type: | LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium |
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Length: | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a |
Beam: | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
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Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) diesel engines, direct drive, twin screws |
Speed: | 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) |
Range: | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity: | 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks (150 tons max. payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 54 troops |
Complement: | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
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USS LSM-397 was a 520-ton (empty) Landing Ship Medium (LSM) of the United States Navy. Built at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, and commissioned in July 1945, she served with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet for her entire Navy career, initially with the Amphibious Force. She was reassigned to the Service Force in May 1954. LSM-397 was decommissioned in February 1958, and was sold in May 1958.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of LSM-397 at NavSource Naval History