USS LSM-247

USS LSM-247
History
United States
BuilderWestern Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Commissioned16 November 1944
Decommissioned2 May 1946
IdentificationIMO number: 5197614
FateSold in February 1947 to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd
General characteristics
Class & typeLSM-1-class landing ship medium
Displacement1,095 tons (f.)
Length203 ft 6 in (62.03 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Propulsiontwo General Motors diesel engines, each 1,440 BHP
Troops48
Complement59
Armament
  • 4 × 20mm gun mounts
  • 1 × bow 40mm gun
Armorgun mounts, pilot house and conning station protected by 10-lb. STS splinter shields

USS LSM-247 was a United States Navy landing ship of World War II.

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