USS St. Mary's River (LSM(R)-528)
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| Ordered: | 1945, as LSM-528 |
| Reclassified: | 21 April 1945, as LSM(R)-528 |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1945 |
| Launched: | 16 June 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 2 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | March 1946 |
| Renamed: | 1 October 1958, as St. Mary's River |
| Struck: | 1 October 1958 |
| Fate: | Sold, 4 August 1959 Scrapped, 1989 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Light: 758 tons Attack: 993 tons Fully loaded: 1,175 tons |
| Length: | 206 ft 3 in |
| Beam: | 34 ft 6 in |
| Draft: | Light: 5 ft 4 in (mean) Attack: 6 ft 9 in (mean) Fully loaded: 7 ft 9 in (mean) |
| Propulsion: | Two General Motors (non-reversing with airflex clutch) diesels, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin screws. |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Range: | 3,000 NMs at 13 knots |
| Complement: | 6 officers, 137 enlisted men |
| Armament: | 1 × 5 in/38 dual purpose gun mount 2 × twin 40mm gun mounts 4 × twin 20mm gun mounts 4 × 4.2 in mortars 20 × continuous loading 5 in Ship-to-Shore rocket launchers |
| Armor: | 10-lb. STS on conning station, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control 10-lb. ASPP around 40 and 20mm gun mounts and directors |
USS St. Mary's River (LSM(R)-528) was originally authorized as LSM-528. Reclassified LSM(R)-528 on 21 April 1945, she was laid down on 19 May 1945 at the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Houston, TX, launched on 16 June 1945, and commissioned on 2 September 1945, Lieutenant Norman E. Wallin, USNR, in command.
On 6 September, LSM(R)-528 sailed for Galveston, TX, arriving the next day. She sailed for Charleston, SC, on 12 September. However, after two days at sea, she ran into a storm and was diverted to Naval Frontier Base, Burrwood, LA. After the storm, LSM(R)-528 resumed her voyage and arrived at Charleston on 21 September. While there, the ship had her rocket launchers and mortars installed.
Departing Charleston on 12 October, LSM(R)-528 sailed for Little Creek, VA, arriving on 14 October. After leave and upkeep, she began shakedown training on 15 October. Completing shakedown training on 15 November, she reported a week later to Commander LSM(R) Squadrons, Little Creek. On 29 November, she sailed for Green Cove Springs, FL, with orders to report for inactivation. LSM(R)-528 was decommissioned in March 1946. Named St. Mary's River on 1 October 1958 for the St. Marys River in northeast Indiana, she was struck from the Navy list on the same day. She was sold on 4 August 1959 to Fleet Storage Corp. Her name disappeared from mercantile list in 1989.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
[edit] External links
- navsource.org: USS St. Mary's River (Note: Non-Public domain images of the USS St. Mary's River are available here.)
- history.navy.mil: USS St. Mary's River
- hazegray.org: USS St. Mary's River
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