USS LSM-136 is one ship in the LSM-1 class. establishes its wartime U.S. Navy identity and leaves later names, transfers, civilian conversions and postwar reclassifications for chronological enrichment on this same hull.
LSM-136 · LSM-1 class landing ship, mediumUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarRepresentative class image
Representative class image: USS Oceanside (LSM-175) underway, date and place unknown.Navsource · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLSM-136
ClassLSM-1 class landing ship, medium
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Builder / shipyardCharleston Navy Yard — Charleston, SC
What is known about this ship
USS LSM-136 is one ship in the LSM-1 class. establishes its wartime U.S. Navy identity and leaves later names, transfers, civilian conversions and postwar reclassifications for chronological enrichment on this same hull.
Class context: LSM-1 class landing ship, medium
The LSM-1 family comprised 558 WWII medium landing ships built by seven U.S. shipyards from a design originally designated LCT(7).
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of LSM-1 class landing ship, medium. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.