LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium (Transport)
USS LSM-437 underway after World War II |
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & 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: | 34 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 |
| Propulsion: | Fairbanks-Morse or GM Cleveland diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Capacity: | 5 × medium tanks or 3 × heavy tanks (150 tons max. payload, beaching) or 6 × LVTs or 9 × DUKWs |
| Troops: | 54 troops |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 2 × 40 mm AA guns • 4 × 20 mm AA guns |
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