ROKS Girin on 1 January 1991
History
United States
NameLSM-19
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co., Houston
Laid down24 April 1944
Launched14 May 1944
Commissioned15 June 1944
Decommissioned1 July 1946
Stricken15 November 1974
Identification
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateTransferred to South Korea, 3 July 1956
History
South KoreaSouth Korea
Name
  • Girin
  • (기린)
NamesakeGirin
Acquired3 July 1956
Decommissioned28 February 1999
ReclassifiedLSM-658
IdentificationPennant number: LSM-610
FateUnknown
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-19 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to South Korean Navy as ROKS Girin (LSM-610).[1]

Construction and career

LSM-19 was laid down on 24 April 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 14 May 1944 and commissioned on 15 June 1944.

Service in the United States

During World War II, LSM-19 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landing from 20 October to 29 November 1944 and the Ormoc Bay landings from 7 to 8 December 1944. During her Leyte landing, one of the ship's crew was killed which earned him a Purple Heart on 23 October 1944.

She participated in the Lingayen Gulf landing from 16 to 18 January 1945, Mariveles-Corregidor from 14 to 28 February 1945, Mindanao Island landings on several occasions (10 March 1945, 17 to 23 April 1945, and 10 to 16 May 1945) and Balikpapan Operations from 26 June to 6 July 1945.

LSM-19 was decommissioned on 1 July 1946 at Astoria, Oregon and was put into the Columbia River Pacific Reserve Fleet following the end of her service and later loaned to South Korea.

She was struck from the Navy Register.[1]

Service in South Korea

ROKS Girin was acquired by the South Korean Navy on 3 July 1956 and was commissioned on an unknown date.

Later in her service, she was designated as LSM-658.

She participated in the Team Spirit 1991 and carried South Korean M48 Patton tanks.[2]

She was decommissioned on 28 February 1999 and her fate is unknown.

Awards

LST-19 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Landing Ship Medium LSM-19". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

Media related to USS LSM-19 (ship, 1944) at Wikimedia Commons

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