Landing Ship Medium LSM

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Landing Ship Medium LSM's
Resin Ship Models

This model was built by Richard Sliwka.
1/350 resin kit# AX117 about 7" long $59.95

We also have an LSM Model 13" long 115.00
Ask us about it - AX117A!

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"Basics of Ship Building" by Mike Ashey
The bible today for the Model Shipbuilder. This book will give step by
step pictures on building plastic kits, resin kits plus photoetching. This is
the best book for the beginner to experienced builder on the newer
special high price kits resin kits and customizing parts.
1. Building Plastic Kits 2. Building Resin Kits
3. Scratchbuilding & Detailing Superstructure Shapes
4. Working with Brass & Stainless Steel Photoetching
5. Painting, Masking, & Decal Application
There is also an 18-page section of color photographs
of finished models by Mike and others. Of the hundreds
of black and white how - to photos. I recognized very
few from his first book. Most highly recommended.
Published by Kalmbach. #BK02 19.95

LSM -- Landing Ships, Medium

Additional Resources

USS LSM-LSMR Association
LSM'S Home Town
LSM-LSMR: WWII Amphibious Forces (Turner Publishing Co.; Paducah, Kentucky) [ISBN: 1-56311-140-3]

Displacement: 900 tons (loaded)
Length: 203'6"
Beam: 34'
Draft: 6'11" forward, 3'5" aft (landing); 4'5" forward, 7'11" aft (full load)
Speed: 13.3 knots
Armament: 1x2 40mm, 4 20mm
Capacity: 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks (150 tons max. payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 54 troops
Complement: 4 officers, 54 enlisted
Fairbanks-Morse Diesel or G.M. Cleveland Diesel direct drive, 2,800 hp.

No.	Name	Comm.	Notes (: Lost)
LSM-1		1944-45
LSM-2		1944-45
LSM-3		1944-45
LSM-4		1944-45
LSM-5		1944-45
LSM-6		1944-45
LSM-7		1944-45
LSM-8		1944-45
LSM-9		1944-45
LSM-10		1944-45
LSM-11		1944-45
LSM-12		1944-45	4 Apr 45 (no details)
LSM-13		1944-45
LSM-14		1944-45
LSM-15		1944	: 9 Oct 45; typhoon at Okinawa
LSM-16		1944-45
LSM-17		1944-45
LSM-18		1944-45
LSM-19		1944-45
LSM-20		1944-45	5 Dec 44 (no details)
LSM-21		1944-45
LSM-22		1944-45
LSM-23		1944-45
LSM-24		1944-45
LSM-25		1944-45
LSM-26		1944-45
LSM-27		1944-45
LSM-28		1944-45
LSM-29		1944-45
LSM-30		1944-45
LSM-31		1944-45
LSM-32		1944-45
LSM-33		1944-45
LSM-34		1944-45
LSM-35		1944-45
LSM-36		1944-45
LSM-37		1944-45
LSM-38		1944-45
LSM-39		1944-45
LSM-40		1944-45
LSM-41		1944-45
LSM-42		1944-45
LSM-43		1944-45
LSM-44		1944-45
LSM-45		1944-45
LSM-46		1944-45
LSM-47		1944-45
LSM-48		1944-45
LSM-49		1944-45
LSM-50		1944-45
LSM-51		1944-45
LSM-52		1944-45
LSM-53		1944-45
LSM-54		1944-45
LSM-55		1944-45
LSM-56		1944-45
LSM-57		1944-45
LSM-58		1944-45
LSM-59		1944-45	21 Jun 45 (no details)
LSM-60-134		1944-45
LSM-135		1944-45	25 May 45 (no details)
LSM-136		1944-45
LSM-137		1944-45
LSM-138		1944-45
LSM-139		1944-45
LSM-140		1944-45
LSM-141		1944-45
LSM-142		1944-45
LSM-143		1944-45
LSM-144		1944-45
LSM-145		1944-45
LSM-146		1944-45
LSM-147		1944-45
LSM-148		1944-45
LSM-149		1944-45	5 Dec 44 (no details)
LSM-150		1944-45
LSM-151		1944-45
LSM-152		1944-45
LSM-153		1944-45
LSM-154		1944-45
LSM-155		1944-45
LSM-156		1944-45
LSM-157		1944-45
LSM-158		1944-45
LSM-159		1944-45
LSM-160		1944-45
LSM-161		1944
LSM-162-175		1944-45
LSM-176		1944-45
LSM-177-187		1944-45
LSM-177-187		1944-45
LSM-200-212		1944-45
LSM-213		1944-45
LSM-214		1944-45
LSM-215		1944-45
LSM-216-250		1944-45
LSM-251		1944-45
LSM-252-283		1944-45
LSM-284		1944-45
LSM-285-309		1944-45
LSM-310		1944-45
LSM-311		1944-45
LSM-312		1944-45
LSM-313-317		1944-45
LSM-318		1944-45	7 Dec 44 (no details)
LSM-319		1944-45
LSM-320		1944-45
LSM-321		1944-45
LSM-322		1944-45
LSM-323		1944-45
LSM-324		1944-45
LSM-325		1944-45
LSM-326		1944-45
LSM-327		1944-45
LSM-328		1944-45
LSM-329		1944-45
LSM-330		1944-45
LSM-331		1944-45
LSM-332		1944-45
LSM-333		1944-45
LSM-334		1944-45
LSM-335		1944-45
LSM-336		1944-45
LSM-337		1944-45
LSM-338		1944-45
LSM-339		1944-45
LSM-340		1944-45
LSM-341-372		1944-45
LSM-373		1944-45
LSM-374-400		1944-45
LSM-413-414		1944-45
LSM-415		1944-45
LSM-416-432		1944-45
LSM-433		1944-45
LSM-434-447		1944-45
LSM-448		1944-45
LSM-449-466		1944-45
LSM-467		1944-45
LSM-468-486		1944-45
LSM-487		1944-45
LSM-488-500		1944-45