USS LSM-54
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Name: | USS LSM-54 |
| Builder: | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas |
| Laid down: | 22 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 14 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 17 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 May 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
4 battle stars (Luzon Operation, Lingayen Gulf Landing, 9 January 1945 Manila Bay-Biscol Operation, Nasugbu, 31 January 1945 Borneo Operation, Brunei Bay Operation, 10-14 June 1945 Consolidation and Capture of the Southern Philippines, Palawan Islands landings, 28 February 1945, Visayan Island landings, 18-26 March, 1945.) |
| Fate: | Converted to Mine Force Flagship/Minelayer. Loaned to South Korea, 3 May 1956, under terms of Security Assistance Program |
 South Korea
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| Acquired: |
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| Struck: | 15 May 1974 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1984 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | LSM-1-class landing ship medium |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
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| Propulsion: | Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) |
| Range: |
5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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| Troops: | 54 troops |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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The USS LSM-54 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium of the United States Navy, commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston, Texas, on 17 August 1944. During the remainder of World War II, it served in the Pacific. This ship is known for being the only LSM to successfully shoot down a Japanese aircraft. The aircraft was a reconnaissance plane that most likely strayed too close to the ship. The ship also ended up stuck on a beach and, under enemy fire, had to be towed off by a battleship. The commanding officer was Lieutenant Donald C. Newborg, USNR.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Landing Ship Medium LSM-54". navsource.org. 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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