USS LSM-397
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 USS LSM-397 alongside the USNS General A.W. Greely |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1944 |
| Laid down: | 1944 |
| Launched: | 1945 |
| Commissioned: | July 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | February 1958 |
| Fate: | sold, May 1958 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 900 tons (loaded) |
| Length: | 203 ft 6 in |
| Beam: | 34 ft |
| Draft: | Forward (landing): 6 ft 11 in Aft (landing): 3 ft 5 in Forward (full load): 4 ft 5 in Aft (full load): 7 ft 11 in |
| Propulsion: | Diesel Screw |
| Speed: | 13.3 knots |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Capacity: | 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks (150 tons max. payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 54 troops |
| Armament: | 2 × 40 mm AA guns 4 × 20 mm AA guns |
USS LSM-397, a 520-ton (empty) medium landing ship (LSM), was built at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina. 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 decommissioned in February 1958 and was sold in May 1958.
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
