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'''USS ''LSM-20''''' was a {{sclass-|LSM-1|landing ship medium}} of the [[United States Navy]], commissioned at [[Brown Shipbuilding|Brown Shipyards]] in Houston, Texas, on 16 June 1944.<ref name="uboat">{{cite web|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/12605.html|title=USS LSM 20 (LSM 20) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII|website=uboat.net|accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> During WWII, she operated in the Pacific. On 5 December 1944, the vessel sunk after she was hit by a Japanese [[kamikaze]] in the [[Surigao Strait]] in the Philippines. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded.<ref name="navsource">{{cite web|url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/14020.htm|website=navsource.org|title=Landing Ship Medium LSM-20|accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> |
'''USS ''LSM-20''''' was a {{sclass-|LSM-1|landing ship medium}} of the [[United States Navy]], commissioned at [[Brown Shipbuilding|Brown Shipyards]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], on 16 June 1944.<ref name="uboat">{{cite web|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/12605.html|title=USS LSM 20 (LSM 20) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII|website=uboat.net|accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> During WWII, she operated in the Pacific. On 5 December 1944, the vessel sunk after she was hit by a Japanese [[kamikaze]] in the [[Surigao Strait]] in the Philippines. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded.<ref name="navsource">{{cite web|url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/14020.htm|website=navsource.org|title=Landing Ship Medium LSM-20|accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:30, 19 December 2020
| History | |
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| Name | USS LSM-20 |
| Ordered | 15 September 1943 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas |
| Laid down | 24 April 1944 |
| Launched | 14 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 June 1944 |
| Stricken | 20 January 1945 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star |
| Fate | Sunk 5 December 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft |
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| Speed | 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) max. |
USS LSM-20 was a Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy, commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston, Texas, on 16 June 1944.[1] During WWII, she operated in the Pacific. On 5 December 1944, the vessel sunk after she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze in the Surigao Strait in the Philippines. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded.[2]
References
- ^ "USS LSM 20 (LSM 20) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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