 ROKS Gadeok on 1 March 1982
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LSM-462 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston |
| Laid down | 13 January 1945 |
| Launched | 3 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 4 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 16 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 15 November 1974 |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to South Korea, 16 February 1955 |
| History | |
 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Gadeok |
| Acquired | 16 February 1955 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1997 |
| Reclassified | LSM-653 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LSM-605 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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-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 ROKS Gadeok (LSM-605).[1]
Construction and career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]LST-462 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- China Service Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Landing Ship Medium LSM-462". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ BEMIL. "LSM-653 가덕". bemil.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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.
