Saint Croix River at Green Cove Springs, Florida prior to decommissioning.
History
United States
Name
USS Saint Croix River
Namesake
St. Croix River
Awarded
1 October 1955
Builder
Brown Shipbuilding Company
Laid down
5 May 1945
Launched
9 June 1945
Christened
LSMR-524
Commissioned
14 August 1945
Decommissioned
21 May 1946
Stricken
1 October 1958
Honors and awards
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Fate
Sold in 1961 – fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type
Landing Ship Medium
Displacement
appx. 758 tons
Length
206 ft (63 m)
Beam
34 ft (10 m)
Draft
5 ft (1.5 m)
Propulsion
2 x General Motors diesel engines
Speed
13 knots
Range
3,000 miles
Complement
6 officers, 137 enlisted
Armament
1 × 5-inch/38 gun
2 × twin 40mm guns
4 × twin 20mm guns
10 × 5-inch SS rocket launchers
4 × 4-inch .2 mortars
Armor
10 lb (4.5 kg)
USS Saint Croix River (LSM(R)-524) was a rocket-equipped Landing Ship of the United States Navy during World War II.
Saint Croix River was laid down a few days before the end of the Second World War on 5 May 1945. Build in Houston, Texas, Saint Croix River was launched on 9 June, and initially commissioned on 14 August as USS LSMR-524 before being awarded the name of the St. Croix River between Maine and Canadian New Brunswick in 1955. Despite earning the American and World War II campaign decorations, Saint Croix River never saw action nor traveled further than Chesapeake Bay or the Gulf Coast of the United States, and was sold in 1961, with its subsequent fate unknown to the US Navy.[1]
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