Landing Ship Medium - LSM(R)-501 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)

LSM(R)-501 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)


USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517) underway in 1954
General characteristics
Class & type: LSM-501(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 6 in (10.52 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 gun
• 4 × 40 mm AA guns
• 8 × 20 mm AA guns
• 4 × 4.2 in (110 mm) mortars
• 20 × continuous loading 5-inch (130 mm) Ship-to-Shore rocket launchers
  • USS Elk River (LSM(R)-501), later reclassified (IX-501)
  • USS Escalanteo River (LSM(R)-502)
  • USS Flambeau River (LSM(R)-503)
  • USS Gila River (LSM(R)-504)
  • USS Grand River (LSM(R)-505)
  • USS Green River (LSM(R)-506)
  • USS Greenbrier River (LSM(R)-507)
  • USS Gunnison River (LSM(R)-508), later reclassified and renamed USS Targeteer (YV-3)
  • USS Holston River (LSM(R)-509)
  • USS James River (LSM(R)-510)
  • USS John Day River (LSM(R)-511)
  • USS Lamiolle River (LSM(R)-512), later reclassified (LFR-512)
  • USS Laramie River (LSM(R)-513), later reclassified (LFR-513)
  • USS Maurice River (LSM(R)-514)
  • USS Owyhee River (LSM(R)-515), later reclassified (LFR-515)
  • USS Pearl River (LSM(R)-516)
  • USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517)
  • USS Pit River (LSM(R)-518)
  • USS Powder River (LSM(R)-519)
  • USS Raccoon River (LSM(R)-520)
  • USS Rainy River (LSM(R)-521)
  • USS Red River (LSM(R)-522), later reclassified (LFR-522)
  • USS Republican River (LSM(R)-523)
  • USS Saint Croix River (LSM(R)-524)
  • USS St. Francis River (LSM(R)-525), later reclassified (LFR-525)
  • USS St. Johns River (LSM(R)-526)
  • USS St. Joseph's River (LSM(R)-527)
  • USS St. Marys River (LSM(R)-528)
  • USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)
  • USS Salmon Falls River (LSM(R)-530)
  • USS Smoky Hill River (LSM(R)-531), later reclassified (LFR-531)
  • USS Smyrna River (LSM(R)-532)
  • USS Snake River (LSM(R)-533)
  • USS Thames River (LSM(R)-534)
  • USS Trinity River (LSM(R)-535)
  • USS White River (LSM(R)-536), later reclassified (LFR-536)

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