USS St. Regis River

USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529) was a LSM(R)-501 class landing ship. Originally the ship only had the designation LSMR-529. She was laid down in June 1945 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co. at Houston, Texas, as LSMR-529, a rocket-armed medium landing ship; launched in July 1945; and commissioned on 7 September 1945.

History
United States
Name	USS St. Regis River (LSM(R)-529)
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	June 1945
Launched	July 1945
Commissioned	7 September 1945
Decommissioned	31 March 1946
Renamed	St. Regis River, 1 October 1955
Stricken	1 October 1958
Fate	Scrapped, 5 July 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium
Displacement	758 long tons (770 t) light 993 long tons (1,009 t) attack 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) full
Length	203 ft 3 in (61.95 m)
Beam	34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) light 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) attack 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) full
Propulsion	2 × General Motors, non-reversing with airflex clutch, Cleveland diesels, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, 2 screws
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	6 officers, 137 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 2 × twin 40 mm AA guns 4 × twin 20 mm AA guns 4 × 4.2 in (110 mm) mortars 20 × continuous loading 5 in (130 mm) Ship-to-Shore rocket launchers
Armor	10-lb. STS on conning station, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control 10-lb. ASPP around 40 and 20 mm gun mounts and directors

LSMR-529 was active in Navy service from September 1945 until March 1946, but remained in the United States. In March 1946, she was placed out of commission, in reserve, and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she remained for the next 14 years. On 1 October 1955, LSMR-529 was named St. Regis River. Never recommissioned, St. Regis River was sold to the Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. on 5 July 1960 for scrapping.^[1]

References

1. "St. Regis River". Naval History and Heritage Command. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

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