USS St. Regis River

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History
United States
NameUSS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Company
Laid downJune 1945
LaunchedJuly 1945
Commissioned7 September 1945
Decommissioned31 March 1946
RenamedSt. Regis River, 1 October 1955
Stricken1 October 1958
FateScrapped, 5 July 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeLSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium
Displacement
  • 758 long tons (770 t) light
  • 993 long tons (1,009 t) attack
  • 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) full
Length203 ft 3 in (61.95 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft
  • 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) light
  • 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) attack
  • 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) full
Propulsion2 × General Motors, non-reversing with airflex clutch, Cleveland diesels, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, 2 screws
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement6 officers, 137 enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun
  • 2 × twin 40 mm AA guns
  • 4 × twin 20 mm AA guns
  • 4 × 4.2 in (110 mm) mortars
  • 20 × continuous loading 5 in (130 mm) Ship-to-Shore rocket launchers
Armor
  • 10-lb. STS on conning station, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control
  • 10-lb. ASPP around 40 and 20 mm gun mounts and directors

USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529) was a LSM(R)-501 class landing ship. Originally the ship only had the designation LSMR-529. She was laid down in June 1945 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co. at Houston, Texas, as LSMR-529, a rocket-armed medium landing ship; launched in July 1945; and commissioned on 7 September 1945.

LSMR-529 was active in Navy service from September 1945 until March 1946, but remained in the United States. In March 1946, she was placed out of commission, in reserve, and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she remained for the next 14 years. On 1 October 1955, LSMR-529 was named St. Regis River. Never recommissioned, St. Regis River was sold to the Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. on 5 July 1960 for scrapping.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "St. Regis River". Naval History and Heritage Command. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

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