LSM(R)-401 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)
USS LSM(R)-409 underway off San Diego, California on 25 February 1954 |
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & type: | LSM-401(R) class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) |
| Displacement: | 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) loaded |
| Length: | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Propulsion: | GM Cleveland diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement: | 6 officers, 137 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 1 × 5"/38 caliber guns • 2 × 40 mm AA guns • 4 × 20 mm AA guns • 4 × 4.2 in (110 mm) mortars • 8-10 × continuous loading 5-inch (130 mm) Ship-to-Shore rocket launchers |
- USS Big Black River (LSM(R)-401), later reclassified (LFR-401)
- USS Big Horn River (LSM(R)-402)
- USS Blackstone River (LSM(R)-403)
- USS Black Warrior River (LSM(R)-404), later reclassified (LFR-404)
- USS Broadkill River (LSM(R)-405), later reclassified (LFR-405)
- USS Canadian River (LSM(R)-406)
- USS Chariton River (LSM(R)-407)
- USS Charles River (LSM(R)-408)
- USS Clarion River (LSM(R)-409), later reclassified (LFR-409)
- USS Clark Fork River (LSM(R)-410)
- USS Cumberland River (LSM(R)-411)
- USS Desplaines River (LSM(R)-412), later reclassified (LFR-412)
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