USS LSM-115
USS LSM-115 was a LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium of the United States Navy that saw active service in World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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Name: | USS LSM-115 |
Builder: | Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas |
Laid down: | Unknown |
Launched: | Unknown |
Commissioned: | 2 December 1944 |
Decommissioned: | 19 June 1946 |
Nickname(s): | Super Mouse |
General characteristics | |
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 6 in (10.52 m) |
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Propulsion: |
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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, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs |
Troops: | 2 officers, 46 enlisted |
Complement: | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
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Armor: | 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station |
Built by the Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas, the ship was commissioned on 2 December 1944, Lt. Lewis J. Loveland, USNR in command. Later, Lt. Robert Morris, USNR was in command of the vessel.
Service history
During World War II LSM-115 was assigned to service in China. Decommissioned on 19 June 1946, she was later sold to Charles Weaver & Co. of Detroit, MI. on 29 December 1946 and converted to a barge.
Awards, citations and campaign ribbons
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
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References
- Photo gallery of USS LSM-115 at NavSource Naval History
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