USS LSM-220 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-220 · LSM-1 class landing ship, mediumUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
USS LSM-134 flanked by USS LSM-220 and USS LSM-24 off her starboard side and LSM-15 off her port side, on the invasion beaches at Okinawa, circa early-August 1945. US Navy photoNavsource Archives ( https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/14/101413403.jpg ) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLSM-220
ClassLSM-1 class landing ship, medium
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Builder / shipyardDravo Corporation — Wilmington, DE
What is known about this ship
USS LSM-220 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.