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General characteristics; Class and type: LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium: Displacement: 530 long tons (539 t) empty; 900 long tons (914 t) loaded; Length: 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) Beam
USS LSM-484, later reclassified as a coastal minelayer (MMC-11) USS LSM-485; USS LSM-486; USS LSM-487; USS LSM-488; USS LSM-489; USS LSM-490, later reclassified as a coastal minelayer (MMC-12) USS LSM-491; USS LSM-492, later reclassified as a coastal minelayer (MMC-13) USS LSM-493, later reclassified as a coastal minelayer (MMC-14) USS LSM-494
The interim group of 12 LSM(R)s crossed to the Pacific through the Panama Canal and on to the Philippines, headed for battle against Japan in March 1945.. In a preliminary assault on 26 March 1945, they laid down a rocket barrage at dawn on Kerama Retto, a small cluster of islands off the southwestern shore of Okinawa, to allow US Army troops of the 77th Infantry Division to land and secure ...
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The southern support craft included LSM(R)-189, USS LSM(R)-190, USS LSM(R)-191, USS LSM(R)-192, and USS LSM(R)-193. On 3 May 1945 the 188-class LSM(R)s were put to the test and were not found wanting. The action at the picket stations proved that the courage and punishment endured by US Navy personnel was unrelated to the size of the ship.
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Before these recommendations could be implemented, the LSM(R)-195 was sunk on 3 May 1945 with 9 killed and 16 wounded, the LSM(R)-190 was sunk on 4 May 1945 with 13 killed and 18 wounded, and the LSM(R)-194 was sunk on 4 May 1945 with 13 killed and 23 wounded. The American victory at Okinawa cost the crew of LSM(R)-188 17 crew members killed.