USS LSM-247

USS *LSM-247*
History
United States
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Commissioned	16 November 1944
Decommissioned	2 May 1946
Identification	IMO number: 5197614
Fate	Sold in February 1947 to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd
General characteristics
Class and type	LSM-1-class landing ship medium
Displacement	1,095 tons (f.)
Length	203 ft 6 in (62.03 m)
Beam	34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Propulsion	two General Motors diesel engines, each 1,440 BHP
Troops	48
Complement	59
Armament	4 × 20mm gun mounts; 1 × bow 40mm gun;
Armor	gun mounts, pilot house and conning station protected by 10-lb. STS splinter shields