^"Landing Ship Medium LSM-17". navsource.org. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^William John Stevenson (AFC 2001/001/24632), Unit History (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Further readingEdit
Stevenson, William J., and Wendy Stevenson Clem. 2001. Lucky 17: Narratives from an LSM Crew as Part of the Amphibious Navy Fleet During WWII. Roseville, MI: CNC Systems, Inc.
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class, landing, ship, medium, united, states, navy, commissioned, brown, shipyards, houston, texas, june, 1944, during, remainder, world, served, pacific, historyunited, statesnamebuilderbrown, shipbuilding, houston, texaslaid, down10, april, 1944launched7, 19. The USS LSM 17 was a LSM 1 class landing ship medium of the United States Navy commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston Texas on 14 June 1944 2 During the remainder of World War II it served in the Pacific HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LSM 17BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co Houston TexasLaid down10 April 1944Launched7 May 1944Commissioned14 June 1944Decommissioned22 July 1946Stricken15 November 1974Honors andawards1 battle star Okinawa 1945 FateLaid up 1946 Loaned to France 1 April 1954FranceAcquiredOn loan 1 April 1954FateReturned to U S Navy 14 October 1956 Loaned to South Korea 18 October 1956South KoreaAcquiredOn loan 18 October 1956 Bought outright 15 November 1974General characteristics 1 Class and typeLSM 1 class landing ship mediumDisplacement530 long tons 539 t light 900 long tons 914 t fully loadedLength203 ft 6 in 62 03 m o aBeam34 ft 10 m DraftLanding 3 ft 6 in 1 07 m forward 7 ft 8 in 2 34 m aft Full load 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m forward 8 ft 3 in 2 51 m aftPropulsionFairbanks Morse diesel engines 2 800 shp 2 088 kW direct drive 2 screwsSpeed13 3 knots 24 6 km h 15 3 mph Range5 000 nmi 9 300 km at 7 kn 13 km h 8 1 mph CapacityEither 5 medium tanks or 3 heavy tanks 150 tons max payload beaching or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWsTroops54 troopsComplement4 officers 54 enlistedArmament2 40 mm AA guns 4 20 mm AA gunsReferences Edit Landing Ship Medium LSM 17 navsource org 2010 Retrieved 3 July 2012 William John Stevenson AFC 2001 001 24632 Unit History MS01 Veterans History Project Collection American Folklife Center Library of Congress Further reading EditStevenson William J and Wendy Stevenson Clem 2001 Lucky 17 Narratives from an LSM Crew as Part of the Amphibious Navy Fleet During WWII Roseville MI CNC Systems Inc nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LSM 17 amp oldid 1083825439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
