Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS LSM-87

• Landing Ship Medium:
• 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: 6 20mm
• Capacity: 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks (150 tons max. payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 54 troops
• Complement: 4 officers, 48 enlisted
• Built at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Tex., and commissioned 15 October 1944

Additional Links:

• Brief History of LSM-87
• LSM-87 Home Page

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