USS LSM-115

USS LSM-115 was a LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium of the United States Navy that saw active service in World War II in the Pacific Theater.

History
United States
Name:	USS LSM-115
Builder:	Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas
Laid down:	Unknown
Launched:	Unknown
Commissioned:	2 December 1944
Decommissioned:	19 June 1946
Nickname(s):	Super Mouse
General characteristics
Class and type:	LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium
Displacement:	520 long tons (528 t) light 743 long tons (755 t) landing 1,095 long tons (1,113 t) full
Length:	203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a
Beam:	34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft:	Light : 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) forward 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) aft Fully loaded : 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) aft
Propulsion:	2 × General Motors diesel engines, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm 2 screws
Speed:	13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph)
Range:	4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity:	5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs
Troops:	2 officers, 46 enlisted
Complement:	5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament:	1 × single bow mounted 40 mm AA gun 4 × single 20 mm guns
Armor:	10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

Built by the Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, Texas, the ship was commissioned on 2 December 1944, Lt. Lewis J. Loveland, USNR in command. Later, Lt. Robert Morris, USNR was in command of the vessel.

Service history

During World War II LSM-115 was assigned to service in China. Decommissioned on 19 June 1946, she was later sold to Charles Weaver & Co. of Detroit, MI. on 29 December 1946 and converted to a barge.

Awards, citations and campaign ribbons

• China Service Medal (extended)
• American Campaign Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• National Defense Service Medal

References

• Photo gallery of USS LSM-115 at NavSource Naval History