LSM-1-class
usn_lsm_lsm1Surface ShipsUSALanding
- Length
- 60 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Displacement
- 540 t
- Max Speed
- 13 kn
Description
With over 550 vessels of this type built, the LSM-1 (Landing Ship Medium) was developed during World War II by the US as a landing ship with a size between an LST (Landing Ship Tank) and an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry). Some were converted to specialist roles during construction, such as the LSM(R) used to support troop landings. Most ships were decommissioned during the post war period, but several were sold to the civilian market as well as to foreign navies such as South Vietnam, the Republic of China, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- Landing
- In service
- 1944–2006
- Armor
- None
- Task Force cost
- 1,000 pts
- Score value
- 5
Dimensions
- Length
- 60 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Displacement
- 540 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 13 kn
- Max reverse
- 5 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 2 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Diesel
- Horsepower
- 2,800 hp
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- Rudders
- 2
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- Medium
- IR signature
- Medium