USS LSM-469
12°55′57″N 100°41′35″E / 12.932583°N 100.693183°E
 HTMS Kram
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LSM-469 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston |
| Laid down | 27 January 1945 |
| Launched | 17 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 17 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
| Honors & awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Thailand, 25 May 1962 |
| History | |
 Thailand | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Khram Island |
| Acquired | 25 May 1962 |
| Commissioned | 12 July 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 2002 |
| Reclassified | LSM-732 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LSM-3 |
| Fate | Sunk as artificial reef, 1 February 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LSM-1-class landing ship medium |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) o/a |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft |
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| 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 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs |
| 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-469 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to Thailand and renamed HTMS Kram (LSM-3) (Thai: เรือหลวงคราม).
Construction and career
[edit]LSM-469 was laid down on 27 January 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 17 February 1945 and commissioned on 17 March 1945.
During World War II, LSM-469 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the occupation service in the Far East from 20 September 1945 to 11 April 1946.[1]
LSM-469 was decommissioned on 29 August 1946 and later transferred to Thailand on 25 May 1962.[2]
She was struck from the Navy Register.
The ship was commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy on 12 July 1962 and renamed HTMS Kram (LSM-3). She was later redesignated as LSM-732, later in her career.[3][4]
The ship was decommissioned on 26 February 2002 and to be sunk as an artificial reef off Pattaya on 1 February 2003.[1][5][6]
Awards
[edit]LST-469 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Landing Ship Medium (LSM)". NavSource. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "USS LSM 469 (LSM 469) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "PANTIP.COM : E4722851 เรื่องราวของ "เรือหลวงคราม" เรือจมใต้น้ำ ณ เกาะไผ่ [ท่องเที่ยวไทย]". topicstock.pantip.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "เรือหลวงไผ่(ลำที่ 2) – Seafarer Library". Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "HTMS Khraam - Thai Wreck Diver". www.thaiwreckdiver.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "HTMS Khram Wreck Dive Site | Dive Pattaya". Dive Right Co Ltd. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Sources
[edit]- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
