USS LSM-462

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ROKS Gadeok on 1 March 1982
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLSM-462
Builder Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston
Laid down13 January 1945
Launched3 February 1945
Commissioned4 March 1945
Decommissioned16 February 1955
Stricken15 November 1974
Honors and
awards		 See Awards
FateTransferred to South Korea, 16 February 1955
History
Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg South Korea
Name
  • Gadeok
  • (가덕)
Namesake Gadeok
Acquired16 February 1955
Commissioned16 February 1955
Decommissioned31 March 1997
ReclassifiedLSM-653
Identification Pennant number: LSM-605
FateUnknown
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
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-462 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 ROKSGadeok (LSM-605). [1]

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Construction and career

LSM-462 was laid down on 13 January 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 3 February 1945 and commissioned on 4 March 1945.

Service in the United States

During World War II, LSM-462 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation service in the Far East from 28 September to 15 November 1945 and 16 December 1945 to 5 February 1946.

LSM-462 was decommissioned on 16 February 1955 and loaned to South Korea on the same day.

She was struck from the Navy Register. [1]

Service in South Korea

ROKS Gadeok was acquired by the South Korean Navy on 16 February 1956 and was commissioned on the same day.

Later in her service, she was designated as LSM-653.

She participated in the Team Spirit 1982. [2]

She was decommissioned on 31 March 1997 and her fate is unknown.

Awards

LST-462 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Landing Ship Medium LSM-462". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ BEMIL. "LSM-653 가덕". bemil.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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