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History
United States
NameUSS LSM-17
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas
Laid down10 April 1944
Launched7 May 1944
Commissioned14 June 1944
Decommissioned22 July 1946
Stricken15 November 1974
Honors and
awards
1 battle star (Okinawa, 1945)
Fate
  • Laid up, 1946
  • Loaned to France, 1 April 1954
France
AcquiredOn loan, 1 April 1954
Fate
  • Returned to U.S. Navy, 14 October 1956
  • Loaned to South Korea, 18 October 1956
South Korea
Acquired
  • On loan, 18 October 1956
  • Bought outright, 15 November 1974
General characteristics
Class and typeLSM-1-class landing ship medium
Displacement
  • 530 long tons (539 t) light
  • 900 long tons (914 t) fully loaded
Length203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Draft
  • Landing :
  • 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) aft
PropulsionFairbanks-Morse diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws
Speed13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Capacity
Troops54 troops
Complement4 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament

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. During the remainder of World War II, it served in the Pacific.

References

  1. "Landing Ship Medium LSM-17". navsource.org. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. William John Stevenson (AFC 2001/001/24632), Unit History (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Further reading

  • 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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LSM-1LSM-99
LSM-100LSM-187
LSM-200LSM-299
LSM-300LSM-400
LSM-413LSM-500
LSM-537LSM-558
Other operators
 Argentine Navy
 Australian Army
 Brazilian Navy
 Chilean Navy
 Republic of China Navy
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  • Mei Song (ex-LSM-457)
  • Mei He (ex-LSM-13)
  • Mei Jian (ex-LSM-76)
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  • Mei Han (ex-LSM-474)
  • Mei Lo (LSM-356) (ex-LSM-362)
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  • ex-LSM-124
  • ex-LSM-146
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  • ex-LSM-153
  • ex-LSM-154
  • ex-LSM-159
  • ex-LSM-208
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  • ex-LSM-225
  • ex-LSM-248
  • ex-LSM-249
  • ex-LSM-278
  • ex-LSM-280
  • ex-LSM-282
  • ex-LSM-284
  • ex-LSM-290
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  • ex-LSM-293
  • ex-LSM-308
  • ex-LSM-336
  • ex-LSM-337
  • ex-LSM-339
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  • ex-LSM-363
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  • ex-LSM-376
  • ex-LSM-386
  • ex-LSM-387
  • ex-LSM-391
  • ex-LSM-393
  • ex-LSM-423
  • ex-LSM-427
  • ex-LSM-430
  • ex-LSM-433
  • ex-LSM-439
  • ex-LSM-453
  • ex-LSM-461
  • ex-LSM-470
  • ex-LSM-472
  • ex-LSM-475
  • ex-LSM-482
  • ex-LSM-489
 People's Liberation Army Navy
  • HUA-201 (ex-LSM-112)
  • HUA-202 (ex-LSM-248)
  • HUA-204 (ex-LSM-430)
  • HUA-207 (ex-LSM-282)
  • HUA-208 (ex-LSM-42)
  • Huang Ho (ex-LSM-433)
  • ex-LSM-43
  • ex-LSM-124
  • ex-LSM-153
  • ex-LSM-208
  • ex-LSM-218
  • ex-LSM-225
  • ex-LSM-237?
  • ex-LSM-336
  • ex-LSM-391
  • ex-LSM-453?
  • ex-LSM-475?
  • ex-LSM-482
  • ex-LSM-489
 Royal Danish Navy
 Dominican Navy
 Ecuadorian Navy
 French Navy
 German Navy
 Hellenic Navy
 Indonesian Navy
  • ex-LSM-354
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
 Republic of Korea Navy
 Royal Norwegian Navy
 Paraguayan Navy
 Peruvian Navy
 Philippine Navy
 Portuguese Navy
 Spanish Navy
 Royal Thai Navy
 Turkish Navy
 Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Friars (ex-LSM-544)
  • Los Testigos (ex-LSM-545)
  • Monk (ex-LSM-548)
  • Roques (ex-LSM-543)
  • ex-LSM-370 (cannibalized for parts)
  • ex-LSM-542 (cannibalized for parts)
 Republic of Vietnam Navy
 Vietnam People's Navy
  • ex-Ninh Giang
  • ex-Tiền Giang
  • ex-Hậu Giang


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