History United States Name USS LSM-135 Builder Charleston Navy Yard Laid down 13 March 1944 Launched 23 April 1944 Commissioned 31 May 1944 Honors and 3 battle stars (World War II) Fate Sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa , 25 May 1945 General characteristics Class and type LSM-1 -classlanding 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
Full load :6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward
8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) aft
Propulsion 2 × Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels . Direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW) each at 720 rpm , twin screws Speed 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) (928 tons displacement) Range 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) (928 tons displacement) Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks , or 6 LVT 's, or 9 DUKW 's Troops 2 officers, 46 enlisted Complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted Armament 6 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
USS LSM-135 was a LSM-1 -classlanding ship medium built for the United States Navy during World War II . Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
She was laid down on 13 March 1944, at the Charleston Navy Yard , launched on 23 April 1944, and commissioned as USS LSM-135 on 31 May 1944.
Service history
Philippines
LSM-135 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Leyte operation, which included Leyte landings, 20 October 1944, and Ormoc Bay landings, 7 to 8 December 1944. She also participated in additional Philippine landings at Luzon and at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945.
LSM-135 participated in the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and May 1945. While operating at Okinawa she was sunk by kamikaze attack off the Ryukyu Islands , 25 May 1945 at approximately 0830 hours. LSM-135 had only been in service 11 months and 25 days. At the time of her sinking LSM-135 was picking up survivors from the minesweeper Spectacle (AM-305)destroyer escort Fleming (DE-32)high speed transport Bates (APD-47)LSM-135 .
LSM-135 was struck from the Naval Register (date unknown).
Final Disposition, hulk donated, 10 July 1957, to the Government of the Ryukyu Islands , fate unknown.
LSM-135 earned three battle stars for World War II service
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1945
Shipwrecks
1 May: Argo TA 43 U-3006 U-3009 2 May: Admiral Hipper USS Thornton , U-8 U-14 U-60 U-61 U-62 U-71 U-72 U-120 U-121 U-137 U-139 U-140 U-141 U-142 U-146 U-148 U-151 U-152 U-316 U-552 U-554 U-612 U-717 U-929 U-1007 U-1308 U-2327 U-2359 U-2510 U-2526 U-2527 U-2528 U-2531 U-3002 U-3016 U-3018 U-3019 U-3020 U-3021 U-3504 U-3516 U-3517 U-3521 U-3522 3 May: Arcona Cap Arcona Deutschland Emden USS Lagarto , USS Little , USS LSM(R)-195 , Medusa Nordland Schlesien TA22 Thielbek UA UB UD-1 UD-2 UD-3 UD-4 U-48 U-52 U-57 U-58 U-59 U-101 U-328 U-339 U-428 U-446 U-475 U-560 U-704 U-708 U-747 U-748 U-795 U-822 U-828 U-876 U-903 U-922 U-924 U-958 U-1166 U-1170 U-1192 U-1196 U-1201 U-1205 U-1210 U-1227 U-1275 U-2330 U-2332 U-2355 U-2371 U-2501 U-2503 U-2504 U-2508 U-2512 U-2519 U-2520 U-2521 U-2524 U-2533 U-2534 U-2535 U-2536 U-2539 U-2543 U-2545 U-2546 U-2548 U-2552 U-3001 U-3005 U-3010 U-3011 U-3012 U-3013 U-3014 U-3023 U-3024 U-3025 U-3026 U-3027 U-3028 U-3029 U-3031 U-3032 U-3037 U-3038 U-3039 U-3040 U-3507 U-3509 U-3511 U-3513 U-3518 U-3525 U-3530 U-4705 U-4712 Z43 4 May: USS LSM(R)-190 , USS LSM(R)-194 , USS Luce , USS Morrison , Orion USS PGM-17 , U-30 U-46 U-267 U-393 U-711 U-721 U-792 U-793 U-904 U-1132 U-1161 U-1168 U-1303 U-1304 U-2338 U-2540 U-3033 U-3034 U-4709 U-4711 5 May: T36 U-17 U-38 U-236 U-290 U-349 U-351 U-370 U-397 U-534 U-579 U-733 U-746 U-750 U-794 U-827 U-999 U-1008 U-1016 U-1025 U-1056 U-1162 U-1193 U-1204 U-1207 U-1223 U-1234 U-1306 U-1405 U-2333 U-2339 U-2343 U-2346 U-2347 U-2349 U-2352 U-2357 U-2358 U-2360 U-2362 U-2364 U-2366 U-2367 U-2368 U-2369 U-2507 U-2517 U-2522 U-2525 U-2541 U-2544 U-2551 U-3015 U-3022 U-3044 U-3501 U-3510 U-3524 U-3526 U-3527 U-3528 U-3529 U-4701 U-4702 U-4703 U-4704 U-4707 U-4710 6 May: U-853 U-881 U-3523 7 May: Avondale Park Sneland I U-1407 8 May: U-37 U-320 U-382 U-2365 U-2538 U-3030 U-3503 16 May: Haguro Hatsutaka U-287 18 May: USS Longshaw 20 May: U-963 24 May: HM Motor Gun Boat 2007 , U-979 25 May: USS Bates , USS LSM-135 28 May: USS Drexler 29 May: Tenryo Maru 31 May: I-361 Uzbekistan Other incidents
