USS LSM-469

12°55′57″N 100°41′35″E / 12.932583°N 100.693183°E / 12.932583; 100.693183

HTMS Kram
History
United States
NameLSM-469
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Co., Houston
Laid down27 January 1945
Launched17 February 1945
Commissioned17 March 1945
Decommissioned29 August 1946
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Thailand, 25 May 1962
History
ThailandThailand
Name
  • Kram
  • (คราม)
NamesakeKhram Island
Acquired25 May 1962
Commissioned12 July 1962
Decommissioned26 February 2002
ReclassifiedLSM-732
IdentificationPennant number: LSM-3
FateSunk as artificial reef, 1 February 2003
General characteristics
Class and typeLSM-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-469 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to Thailand and renamed HTMS Kram (LSM-3) (Thai: เรือหลวงคราม).

Construction and career

LSM-469 was laid down on 27 January 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 17 February 1945 and commissioned on 17 March 1945.

During World War II, LSM-469 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the occupation service in the Far East from 20 September 1945 to 11 April 1946.[1]

LSM-469 was decommissioned on 29 August 1946 and later transferred to Thailand on 25 May 1962.[2]

She was struck from the Navy Register.

The ship was commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy on 12 July 1962 and renamed HTMS Kram (LSM-3). She was later redesignated as LSM-732, later in her career.[3][4]

The ship was decommissioned on 26 February 2002 and to be sunk as an artificial reef off Pattaya on 1 February 2003.[1][5][6]

Awards

LST-469 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Landing Ship Medium (LSM)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "USS LSM 469 (LSM 469) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "PANTIP.COM : E4722851 เรื่องราวของ "เรือหลวงคราม" เรือจมใต้น้ำ ณ เกาะไผ่ [ท่องเที่ยวไทย]". topicstock.pantip.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "เรือหลวงไผ่(ลำที่ 2) – Seafarer Library". Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "HTMS Khraam - Thai Wreck Diver". www.thaiwreckdiver.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "HTMS Khram Wreck Dive Site | Dive Pattaya". Dive Right Co Ltd. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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