USS LSM-125

JDS LSM-3001
History
United States
NameLSM-125
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co., Houston
Laid down4 November 1944
Launched25 November 1944
Commissioned22 December 1944
Decommissioned18 December 1946
Recommissioned14 October 1950
Decommissioned20 January 1954
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to France, 22 January 1954
History
FranceFrance
NameL9013
Acquired22 January 1954
Commissioned28 June 1954
DecommissionedJuly 1956
FateReturned to US, 16 July 1956
History
JapanJapan
NameLSM-3001
Acquired18 July 1957
Decommissioned1974
FateScrapped, 4 October 1977
General characteristics
Class and typeLSM-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 load
Length203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft
  • 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
Propulsion2 × Fairbanks-Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each @ 720 rpm, twin screws
Speed13.2 knots (15.2 mph; 24.4 km/h)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Capacity5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs
Troops2 officers, 46 enlisted
Complement5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament6 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
Armour10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

USS LSM-125 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to France as L9013 and Japan as JDS LSM-3001.

Construction and career

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LSM-125 was laid down on 4 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 25 November 1944 and commissioned on 22 December 1944.

During World War II, LSM-125 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Battle of Okinawa from 28 April to 18 May 1945. After the war, she was assigned to occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 12 October 1945 and 26 October to 8 December 1945.[1]

LSM-125 was decommissioned on 18 December 1946, but was recommissioned on 14 October 1950 amid the Korean War.[2] The ship took part in the Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 from 16 to 18 October 1952 and the Third Korean Winter from 24 January to 2 February 1953.

She was put out of service on 22 January 1954 and handed over to the French on the same day at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.[3]

She was struck from the Navy Register.

The ship was commissioned into the French Navy on 28 June 1954 and renamed L9013. She later took part in the first Indochina War.[3][1]

L9013 returned back to US custody on 16 July 1956, and two days later, transferred to Japan and renamed JDS LSM-3001. The ship has been in her original configuration and was never modified. The Maritime Self-Defense Force did not give a ship name in particular and just assigned a number.[4][5]

She was decommissioned in 1974 and later sold for scrap on 4 October 1977 by Kitajima Shokoi Company, Kyushu.[1]

Awards

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LST-125 have earned these awards:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Landing Ship Medium LSM-125". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "USS LSM 125 (LSM 125) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Further Information & Corrections: Warship Information Service". Warship International. 10 (3). International Naval Research Organization: 320–335. 1973. JSTOR 44890242.
  4. ^ "神田修治 船のカタチ". kansai-senior.sumomo.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "海上自衛隊の艦船（ＬＳＭ３００１）". military.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

Further reading

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