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USS LSM-380

USS LSM-380 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-380 · LSM-1 class landing ship, mediumUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
USS LSM-380 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46. US Navy photo # NH 83272 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-380 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46. US Navy photo # NH 83272 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Centerhttps://www.navsource.net/archives/10/14/101438003.jpg · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLSM-380
ClassLSM-1 class landing ship, medium
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Builder / shipyardBrown Shipbuilding — Houston, TX

What is known about this ship

USS LSM-380 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).

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.

Sources and further reading

  1. Landing Ships, Medium - LSM, LSM(R), LSV ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-20
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