USS LSM-397

USS LSM-397 alongside the General A. W. Greely (AP-141) at Thule, Greenland, during Operation "Blue Jay", 19 July 1951
Career
Name: USS LSM-397
Ordered: 1944
Builder: Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
Laid down: 15 December 1944
Launched: 6 January 1945
Commissioned: 30 July 1945
Decommissioned: 24 February 1958
Fate: Sold, November 1958
General characteristics
Class and type:LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium
Displacement:520 long tons (528 t) light
742 long tons (754 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:Light :
3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) fwd, 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) aft
Full load :
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) fwd, 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) aft
Propulsion:2 × General Motors 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) diesel engines, direct drive, twin 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 (150 tons max. payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 54 troops
Complement:5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament:• 1 × single 40 mm AA gun
• 4 × single 20 mm AA guns

USS LSM-397 was a 520-ton (empty) Landing Ship Medium (LSM) of the United States Navy. Built at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, and 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 was decommissioned in February 1958, and was sold in May 1958.

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