| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LSM-115 |
| Builder: | Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas |
| Laid down: | Unknown |
| Launched: | Unknown |
| Commissioned: | 2 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 June 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium |
| Displacement: | 520 long tons (528 t) light 743 long tons (755 t) landing 1,095 long tons (1,113 t) full |
| Length: | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft: | Light : 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 × General Motors diesel engines, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm 2 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, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs |
| Troops: | 2 officers, 46 enlisted |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 1 × single bow mounted 40 mm AA gun • 4 × single 20 mm guns |
| Armor: | 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station |
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.
Built by the Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas, the ship was commissioned on 2 December 1944, Lt. Lewis J. Loreland, USNR in command. Later, Lt. Robert Morris, USNR was in command of the vessel.
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.