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During the fall of Vietnam, she escaped to the Philippines on 30 April 1975 and later commissioned into the Philippine Navy on 17 November 1975 as RPS ''Western Samar'' (LP-66). She was also briefly used as a Floating Medical Facility.
During the fall of Vietnam, she escaped to the Philippines on 30 April 1975 and later commissioned into the Philippine Navy on 17 November 1975 as RPS ''Western Samar'' (LP-66). She was also briefly used as a Floating Medical Facility.


She was put out of service between 1985 to 1989 and sold to a private company to be used as a barge. Her fate is unknown.
She was put out of service between 1985 and 1989 and sold to a private company to be used as a barge. Her fate is unknown.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 14:07, 2 January 2022

USS LSM-355
History
United States
NameLSM-355
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co., Houston
Laid down11 November 1944
Launched2 December 1944
Commissioned24 December 1944
Decommissioned23 October 1946
Recommissioned18 September 1950
Decommissioned11 January 1954
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to France, 22 January 1954
History
FranceFrance
NameL9011
Acquired22 January 1954
Commissioned28 June 1954
DecommissionedOctober 1955
FateTransferred to South Vietnam, October 1955
History
South VietnamSouth Vietnam
NameHát Giang
NamesakeHát Giang
AcquiredOctober 1955
CommissionedDecember 1955
Decommissioned30 April 1975
IdentificationPennant number: HQ-400
FateTransferred to Philippines, 30 April 1975
History
PhilippinesPhilippines
NameWestern Samar
NamesakeWestern Samar
Acquired30 April 1975
Commissioned17 November 1975
Decommissionedprior 1985[1]
IdentificationPennant number: LP-66
FateSold to merchant service, 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-355 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to France as L9011, South Vietnam as RVNS Hát Giang (HQ-400) and Philippines as RPS Western Samar (LP-66).

Construction and career

LSM-355 was laid down on 11 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 2 December 1944 and commissioned on 24 December 1944, Lt. H. P. Reeves in command.

During World War II, LSM-355 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 23 December 1945.[2]

LSM-355 was decommissioned on 23 October 1946 but was recommissioned on 18 September 1950 amid the Korean War.[3] The ship took part in the U.N. Summer-Fall Offensive from 1 to 31 October 1952 and Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 from 16 to 18 October 1952. She supplied the Detachment 21 of the 618th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron stationed on Tsuchima Island and a Detachment of the 624th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.

She was put out of service on 11 January 1954 at the Pacific Reserve Fleet and loaned to the French on 22 January 1954.[4]

She was struck from the Navy Register.

The ship was commissioned into the French Navy on 28 June 1954 and renamed L9011. She later took part in the Indo-China War, chartering anti-Communist refugees.[4][2]

L9011 was then transferred to South Vietnam in October 1955 and commissioned in December, later that year as RVNS Hát Giang (HQ-400). The ship was used as a hospital ship during the Vietnam War.

During the fall of Vietnam, she escaped to the Philippines on 30 April 1975 and later commissioned into the Philippine Navy on 17 November 1975 as RPS Western Samar (LP-66). She was also briefly used as a Floating Medical Facility.

She was put out of service between 1985 and 1989 and sold to a private company to be used as a barge. Her fate is unknown.

Awards

LST-355 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. ^ "Three Stars and the Sun at War-Philippine Military and Naval History". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Landing Ship Medium LSM". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "USS LSM 355 (LSM 355) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b FURTHER INFORMATION & CORRECTIONS: WARSHIP INFORMATION SERVICE. Vol. 10. International Naval Research Organization. 1973. p. 320.

Sources


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