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 USS LSM-422
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LSM-422 |
| Builder | Dravo Co., Wilmington |
| Laid down | 23 October 1944 |
| Launched | 7 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 July 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 15 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 22 January 1954 |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to France, 5 February 1954 |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | L9015 |
| Acquired | 5 February 1954 |
| Commissioned | 28 June 1954 |
| Decommissioned | March 1956 |
| Fate | Returned to US, March 1956 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | November 1956 |
| Commissioned | November 1956 |
| Decommissioned | 1971 |
| Stricken | 1971 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LSM-351 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LSM-1-class landing ship medium |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Fairbanks-Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each @ 720 rpm, twin screws |
| Speed | 13.2 knots (15.2 mph; 24.4 km/h) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Capacity | 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs |
| Troops | 2 officers, 46 enlisted |
| Complement | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Armament | 6 × 20 mm AA gun mounts |
| Armour | 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station |
USS LSM-422 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to France as L9015 and Taiwan as ROCS Mei Cheng (LSM-351).
Construction and career
LSM-422 was laid down on 23 October 1944 at Dravo Co., Wilmington, Delaware. Launched on 7 December 1944 and commissioned on 31 December 1944, Ltjg. Rowland K. Chase in command.
During World War II, LSM-422 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 12 October and 26 October to 21 December 1945.[1]
LSM-422 was decommissioned on 19 July 1946 but was recommissioned on 15 September 1950 amid the Korean War.[2] The ship took part in the U.N. Summer-Fall Offensive from 16 to 24 November 1951, the Second Korean Winter from 24 November 1951 to 30 April 1952, the Third Korean Winter from 1 December 1952 to 30 April 1953 and the Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 from 1 May to 27 July 1953.
She was loaned to the French on 5 February 1954.[3]
She was struck from the Navy Register.
The ship was commissioned into the French Navy on 28 June 1954 and renamed L9015.[3][4]
L9015 was returned to the US on 5 February 1954 and then transferred to Taiwan in November 1956, in which she was commissioned in November 1956, as ROCS Mei Cheng (LSM-351).
The ship was put out of service in 1971 with her fate unknown.
Awards
LST-422 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 battle stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (4 battle stars)
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Citations
- ^ "Landing Ship Medium LSM". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "USS LSM 422 (LSM 422) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b FURTHER INFORMATION & CORRECTIONS: WARSHIP INFORMATION SERVICE. Vol. 10. International Naval Research Organization. 1973. p. 320.
- ^ "Landing Ship Medium LSM". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Sources
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
