USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)

History


Name:	USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)
Builder:	Brown Shipbuilding Company
Laid down:	June 1945
Launched:	July 1945
Commissioned:	7 September 1945
Decommissioned:	31 March 1946
Renamed:	St. Regis River, 1 October 1955
Struck:	1 October 1958
Fate:	Scrapped, 5 July 1960
General characteristics
Class and type:	LSM(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
Length:	203 ft 3 in (61.95 m)
Beam:	34 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
Propulsion:	2 × General Motors, non-reversing with airflex clutch, Cleveland diesels, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, 2 screws
Speed:	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range:	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement:	6 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.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

LSM(R)-501-class landing ships medium (rocket)

LSM(R)-501 / Elk River
LSM(R)-502 / Escalante River
LSM(R)-503 / Flambeau River
LSM(R)-504 / Gila River
LSM(R)-505 / Grand River
LSM(R)-506 / Green River
LSM(R)-507 / Greenbrier River
LSM(R)-508 / Gunnison River / Targeteer
LSM(R)-509 / Holston River
LSM(R)-510 / James River
LSM(R)-511 / John Day River
LSM(R)-512 / Lamoille River
LSM(R)-513 / Laramie River
LSM(R)-514 / Maurice River
LSM(R)-515 / Owyhee River
LSM(R)-516 / Pearl River
LSM(R)-517 / Pee Dee River
LSM(R)-518 / Pit River
LSM(R)-519 / Powder River
LSM(R)-520 / Raccoon River
LSM(R)-521 / Rainy River
LSM(R)-522 / Red River
LSM(R)-523 / Republican River
LSM(R)-524 / Saint Croix River
LSM(R)-525 / St. Francis River
LSM(R)-526 / St. Johns River
LSM(R)-527 / St. Joseph's River
LSM(R)-528 / St. Marys River
LSM(R)-529 / St. Regis River
LSM(R)-530 / Salmon Falls River
LSM(R)-531 / Smoky Hill River
LSM(R)-532 / Smyrna River
LSM(R)-533 / Snake River
LSM(R)-534 / Thames River
LSM(R)-535 / Trinity River
LSM(R)-536 / White River

Other operators

German Navy	Otter (ex-Smyrna River) Natter (ex-Thames River)

Republic of Korea Navy	Si Hung (ex-St. Joseph's River)

Panamanian Public Forces	ex-Smoky Hill River

Preceded by: LSM(R)-401 class
Followed by: None

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships

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