USS LSM-60

History
LSM-60 with modifications for the Baker Test, Bikini Atoll

Name:	USS LSM-60
Builder:	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Laid down:	7 July 1944
Launched:	29 July 1944
Commissioned:	25 August 1944
Honors and awards:	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate:	Destroyed during "Operation Crossroads" Test Baker, 25 July 1946
General characteristics
Class and type:	LSM-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
Length:	203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a
Beam:	34 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
Propulsion:	2 × Fairbanks-Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each @ 720 rpm, twin screws
Speed:	13.2 knots (15.2 mph; 24.4 km/h)
Range:	4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Capacity:	5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
Troops:	2 officers, 46 enlisted
Complement:	5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament:	6 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
Armour:	10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

USS LSM-60 was a World War II era landing ship, medium (LSM) amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. It was notable for being used as the float to suspend a fission bomb underwater during the Operation Crossroads BAKER test, becoming the first naval vessel to deploy a nuclear weapon.^[1]

World War II Service

LSM-60's keel was laid on 7 July 1944 and she was launched on 29 July.^[2] She was commissioned on 25 August, LT. William W. Doar, USNR, commanding.^[3]

LSM-60 participated in the assault landings at Iwo Jima, where she earned one battle star.^[3]

Operation Crossroads "ground" zero

LSM-60 is destroyed as part of the Operation Crossroads BAKER test

External links

Photo gallery of USS LSM-60 at NavSource Naval History

References

↑ The ill-fated USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was the first to carry a nuclear weapon.
↑ "LSM-60". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
1 2 "NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LSM-60". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
1 2 "Operation Crossroads". Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
↑ "Operation Crossroads 1946". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
↑ Daniel, R. J. (2003). The End of an Era. Periscope Publishing Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-904381-18-1. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

LSM-1-class landing ships medium

LSM-1 – LSM-99

LSM-1
LSM-2
LSM-3
LSM-4
LSM-5
LSM-6
LSM-7
LSM-8
LSM-9
LSM-10
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LSM-91
LSM-92
LSM-93
LSM-94
LSM-95
LSM-96
LSM-97
LSM-98
LSM-99

LSM-100 – LSM-187

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LSM-101
LSM-102
LSM-103
LSM-104
LSM-105
LSM-106
LSM-107
LSM-108
LSM-109
LSM-110
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LSM-118
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LSM-128
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LSM-140
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LSM-152
LSM-153
LSM-154
LSM-155
LSM-156
LSM-157
LSM-158
LSM-159
LSM-160
LSM-161 / Kodiak
LSM-162
LSM-163
LSM-164
LSM-165
LSM-166
LSM-167
LSM-168
LSM-169
LSM-170
LSM-171
LSM-172
LSM-173
LSM-174
LSM-175 / Oceanside
LSM-176
LSM-177
LSM-178
LSM-179
LSM-180
LSM-181
LSM-182
LSM-183
LSM-184
LSM-185
LSM-186
LSM-187

LSM-200 – LSM-299

LSM-200
LSM-201
LSM-202
LSM-203
LSM-204
LSM-205
LSM-206
LSM-207
LSM-208
LSM-209
LSM-210
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LSM-212
LSM-213
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LSM-215
LSM-216
LSM-217
LSM-218
LSM-219
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LSM-221
LSM-222
LSM-223
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LSM-225
LSM-226
LSM-227
LSM-228
LSM-229
LSM-230
LSM-231
LSM-232
LSM-233
LSM-234
LSM-235
LSM-236
LSM-237
LSM-238
LSM-239
LSM-240
LSM-241
LSM-242
LSM-243
LSM-244
LSM-245
LSM-246
LSM-247
LSM-248
LSM-249
LSM-250
LSM-251
LSM-252
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LSM-254
LSM-255
LSM-256
LSM-257
LSM-258
LSM-259
LSM-260
LSM-261
LSM-262
LSM-263
LSM-264
LSM-265
LSM-266
LSM-267
LSM-268
LSM-269
LSM-270
LSM-271
LSM-272
LSM-273
LSM-274
LSM-275 / Portunus
LSM-276
LSM-277
LSM-278
LSM-279
LSM-280
LSM-281
LSM-282
LSM-283
LSM-284
LSM-285
LSM-286
LSM-287
LSM-288
LSM-289
LSM-290
LSM-291
LSM-292
LSM-293
LSM-294
LSM-295
LSM-296
LSM-297
LSM-298
LSM-299

LSM-300 – LSM-400

LSM-300
LSM-301 / MMC-6
LSM-302
LSM-303 / MMC-7
LSM-304
LSM-305
LSM-306
LSM-307
LSM-308
LSM-309
LSM-310
LSM-311
LSM-312
LSM-313
LSM-314
LSM-315
LSM-316
LSM-317
LSM-318
LSM-319
LSM-320
LSM-321
LSM-322
LSM-323
LSM-324
LSM-325
LSM-326
LSM-327
LSM-328
LSM-329
LSM-330
LSM-331
LSM-332
LSM-333
LSM-334
LSM-335 / T-LSM-335
LSM-336
LSM-337
LSM-338
LSM-339
LSM-340
LSM-341
LSM-342
LSM-343
LSM-344
LSM-345
LSM-346
LSM-347
LSM-348
LSM-349
LSM-350
LSM-351
LSM-352
LSM-353
LSM-354
LSM-355
LSM-356
LSM-357
LSM-358
LSM-359
LSM-360
LSM-361
LSM-362
LSM-363
LSM-364
LSM-365
LSM-366
LSM-367
LSM-368
LSM-369
LSM-370
LSM-371
LSM-372
LSM-373 / Lakeland
LSM-374
LSM-375
LSM-376
LSM-377
LSM-378
LSM-379
LSM-380
LSM-381
LSM-382
LSM-383
LSM-384
LSM-385
LSM-386
LSM-387
LSM-388
LSM-389 / MMC-8
LSM-390
LSM-391
LSM-392 / MMC-9
LSM-393
LSM-394
LSM-395
LSM-396
LSM-397
LSM-398 / Hunting
LSM-399
LSM-400

LSM-413 – LSM-500

LSM-413
LSM-414
LSM-415
LSM-416
LSM-417
LSM-418
LSM-419
LSM-420
LSM-421
LSM-422
LSM-423
LSM-424
LSM-425
LSM-426
LSM-427
LSM-428
LSM-429
LSM-430
LSM-431
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LSM-435
LSM-436
LSM-437
LSM-438
LSM-439
LSM-440
LSM-441
LSM-442
LSM-443
LSM-444
LSM-445 / E-LSM-445 / Catapult
LSM-446 / E-LSM-446 / Launcher
LSM-447
LSM-448
LSM-449
LSM-450
LSM-451
LSM-452
LSM-453
LSM-454
LSM-455
LSM-456
LSM-457
LSM-458
LSM-459
LSM-460
LSM-461
LSM-462
LSM-463 / T-LSM-463
LSM-464
LSM-465
LSM-466
LSM-467
LSM-468
LSM-469
LSM-470
LSM-471
LSM-472
LSM-473
LSM-474
LSM-475
LSM-476
LSM-477
LSM-478
LSM-479
LSM-480
LSM-481 / MMC-10
LSM-482
LSM-483
LSM-484 / MMC-11
LSM-485
LSM-486
LSM-487
LSM-488
LSM-489
LSM-490 / MMC-12
LSM-491
LSM-492 / MMC-13
LSM-493 / MMC-14
LSM-494
LSM-495
LSM-496
LSM-497
LSM-498
LSM-499
LSM-500

LSM-537 – LSM-558

LSM-537 LSM-538 LSM-539 LSM-540 / Raritan LSM-541 LSM-542 LSM-543 LSM-544 LSM-545 LSM-546 LSM-547 LSM-548 LSM-549 / Gypsy LSM-550 / Mender LSM-551 / Salvager LSM-552 / Windlass LSM-553 LSM-554 LSM-555 LSM-556 LSM-557 LSM-558

Other operators

Argentine Navy	BDM-1 (ex-LSM-267) BDM-2 / Corrientes (ex-LSM-86)

Australian Army	Harry Chauvel (ex-LSM-319) Brudenell White (ex-LSM-477) Vernon Sturdee (ex-LSM-315) Clive Steele (ex-LSM-547)

Brazilian Navy	Gonçalo Coelho (ex-LSM-119)

Chilean Navy	Aspirante Morel (LSM-31) (ex-LSM-417) Aspirante Goycolea (ex-LSM-400) Aspirante Morel (LSM-92) (ex-LSM-444) Aspirante Isaza (ex-LSM-295) Guardiamarina Contreras (ex-LSM-113)

Republic of China Navy Mei Chin class	Mei Lo (LSM-242) (ex-LSM-157) Mei Kun (ex-LSM-478) Mei Cheng (ex-LSM-155) LSM-341 (ex-LSM-256) LSM-342 (ex-LSM-442) Mei Tseng (ex-LSM-431) LSM-345 (ex-LSM-456) Mei Song (ex-LSM-457) CMC-348 (ex-LSM-13) Mei Jian (ex-LSM-76) LSM-351 (ex-LSM-422) Mei Ping (ex-LSM-471) LSM-355 (ex-LSM-474) Mei Lo (LSM-356) (ex-LSM-362) Mei Yi (ex-LSM-285) ex-LSM-43 ex-LSM-62 ex-LSM-69 ex-LSM-80 ex-LSM-88 ex-LSM-112 ex-LSM-124 ex-LSM-146 ex-LSM-147 ex-LSM-153 ex-LSM-154 ex-LSM-159 ex-LSM-208 ex-LSM-218 ex-LSM-225 ex-LSM-248 ex-LSM-249 ex-LSM-278 ex-LSM-280 ex-LSM-282 ex-LSM-284 ex-LSM-290 ex-LSM-292 ex-LSM-293 ex-LSM-308 ex-LSM-336 ex-LSM-337 ex-LSM-339 ex-LSM-349 ex-LSM-363 ex-LSM-374 ex-LSM-376 ex-LSM-386 ex-LSM-387 ex-LSM-391 ex-LSM-393 ex-LSM-423 ex-LSM-427 ex-LSM-430 ex-LSM-433 ex-LSM-439 ex-LSM-453 ex-LSM-461 ex-LSM-470 ex-LSM-472 ex-LSM-475 ex-LSM-482 ex-LSM-489

People's Liberation Army Navy	HUA-201 (ex-LSM-112) HUA-202 (ex-LSM-248) HUA-204 (ex-LSM-430) HUA-207 (ex-LSM-282) HUA-208 (ex-LSM-42) Huang Ho (ex-LSM-433) ex-LSM-43 ex-LSM-124 ex-LSM-153 ex-LSM-208 ex-LSM-218 ex-LSM-225 ex-LSM-237? ex-LSM-336 ex-LSM-391 ex-LSM-453? ex-LSM-475? ex-LSM-482 ex-LSM-489

Royal Danish Navy	Hjaelperen (ex-LSM-500) Beskytteren (ex-LSM-390) Vindhunden (ex-LSM-392)

Dominican Navy	San Rafael (ex-LSM-216) Sirio (ex-LSM-483) Antares (ex-LSM-538)

Ecuadorian Navy	Jambeli (ex-LSM-539) Tarqui (ex-LSM-555)

French Navy	L9011 (ex-LSM-355) L9012 (ex-LSM-110) L9013 (ex-LSM-125) L9014 (ex-LSM-316) L9015 (ex-LSM-422) L9016 (ex-LSM-478) L9017 (ex-LSM-17) L9018 (ex-LSM-58) L9019 (ex-LSM-226) L9051 (ex-LSM-85) L9052 (ex-LSM-471) ex-LSM-479

German Navy	Krokodil (ex-LSM-537) Eidechse (ex-LSM-491) Salamander (ex-LSM-553) Viper (ex-LSM-558)

Hellenic Navy	Ypoploiarkhos Grigoropoulos (ex-LSM-45) Ypoploiarkhos Toyrnas (ex-LSM-102) Daniolos (ex-LSM-227) Ypoploiarkhos Roussen (ex-LSM-399) Krystalldis (ex-LSM-541) Merlin (ex-LSM-557) Aktion (ex-LSM-301) Amvrakia (ex-LSM-303)

Indonesian Navy	ex-LSM-354

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	LSM-3001 (ex-LSM-125)

Republic of Korea Navy	Daecho (ex-LSM-546) Yeo Do (ex-LSM-268) Dokdo (ex-LSM-419) Gadeok (ex-LSM-462) Ku Moon (ex-LSM-30) Bian (ex-LSM-96) Pungdo (ex-LSM-54) Wolmi (ex-LSM-57) Ki Rin (ex-LSM-19) Neongna (ex-LSM-84) Sin Mi (ex-LSM-311) Ulleung (ex-LSM-17)

Royal Norwegian Navy	Vale (ex-LSM-492) Vidar (ex-LSM-493)

Paraguayan Navy	Teniente Pratt Gill / Boqueron (ex-Corrientes)

Peruvian Navy	Lomas (ex-LSM-396) Atico (ex-LSM-554)

Philippine Navy	Batanes (L-65) (ex-LSM-236) Isabela (ex-T-LSM-463) Batanes (LP-65) (ex-Hương Giang) Western Samar (ex-Hát Giang) Oriental Mindoro (ex-LSM-320) ex-Hàn Giang (cannibalized for parts)

Portuguese Navy	Medusa / São Rafael (ex-Portunus)

Spanish Navy	LSM-1 (ex-LSM-329) LSM-2 (ex-LSM-331) LSM-3 (ex-LSM-343)

Royal Thai Navy	Kut (ex-LSM-333) Phai (ex-LSM-338) Kram / Khramto (ex-LSM-469)

Turkish Navy	Mordoğan (ex-LSM-484) Meriç (ex-LSM-490) Marmaris (ex-LSM-481) Mersin (ex-Vale) Mürefte (ex-Vidar)

Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela	Friars (ex-LSM-544) Los Testigos (ex-LSM-545) Monk (ex-LSM-548) Roques (ex-LSM-543) ex-LSM-370 (cannibalized for parts) ex-LSM-542 (cannibalized for parts)

Republic of Vietnam Navy	Hát Giang (ex-L9011) Hàn Giang (ex-L9012) Lam Giang (ex-LSM-226) Ninh Giang (ex-LSM-85) Hương Giang (ex-Oceanside) Tiền Giang (ex-LSM-313) Hậu Giang (ex-LSM-276) ex-LSM-58

Vietnam People's Navy	ex-Ninh Giang ex-Tiền Giang ex-Hậu Giang

Preceded by: None
Followed by: LSM(R)-188 class

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships

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