LSM-1-class landing ship medium

LSM-1 class

USS LSM-152 underway after World War II.
Class overview
Operators:	United States Navy Royal Australian Navy
Built:	1944–1945
In commission:	1944–1960s
Completed:	478
General characteristics
Type:	Amphibious warfare ship
Displacement:	520 long tons (528 t) light 743 long tons (755 t) landing 1,095 long tons (1,113 t) full load
Length:	203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a
Beam:	34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft:	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) forward 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) aft Fully loaded : 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) aft
Propulsion:	2 × Fairbanks-Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each @ 720 rpm, twin screws
Speed:	13.2 knots (15.2 mph; 24.4 km/h)
Range:	4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Capacity:	5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs
Troops:	2 officers, 46 enlisted
Complement:	5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament:	6 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
Armour:	10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium were a class of landing ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.

The class commenced with the construction of LSM-1 on 5 May 1944 and continued on through the construction and commissioning of LSM-500 on 17 May 1945.

This class was replaced, starting with LSM(R)-501 on 24 March 1945, with the LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium (rocket) which contained rocket launching equipment.

See also

• Landing craft

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

• NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LSM-1