USS St. Mary's River
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Name | USS St. Mary's River (LSM(R)-528) |
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Ordered | 1945, as LSM-528 |
Builder | Brown Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 19 May 1945 |
Launched | 16 June 1945 |
Commissioned | 2 September 1945 |
Decommissioned | March 1946 |
Renamed | St. Mary's River, 1 October 1958 |
Reclassified | LSM(R)-528, 21 April 1945 |
Stricken | 1 October 1958 |
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Class and type | LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium |
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Length | 203 ft 3 in (61.95 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 General Motors non-reversing with airflex clutch Cleveland diesels, 1,440 hp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, 2 screws |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 6 officers, 137 enlisted |
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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, Texas, 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, Texas, arriving the next day. She sailed for Charleston, South Carolina, on 12 September. However, after two days at sea, she ran into a storm and was diverted to Naval Frontier Base, Burrwood, Louisiana. 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.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.