USS ''St. Mary's River'' (LSM(R)-528) was originally authorized as ''LSM-528''. Reclassified ''LSM(R)-528'' on 21 April 1945, she was laid down on 19 May 1945 at the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Inc.,

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, launched on 16 June 1945, and commissioned on 2 September 1945. On 6 September, ''LSM(R)-528'' sailed for

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, arriving the next day. She sailed for

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, on 12 September. However, after two days at sea, she ran into a storm and was diverted to Naval Frontier Base,

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. After the storm, ''LSM(R)-528'' resumed her voyage and arrived at Charleston on 21 September. While there, the ship had her rocket launchers and mortars installed. Departing Charleston on 12 October, ''LSM(R)-528'' sailed for

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, arriving on 14 October. After leave and upkeep, she began shakedown training on 15 October. Completing shakedown training on 15 November, she reported a week later to Commander LSM(R) Squadrons, Little Creek. On 29 November, she sailed for

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, with orders to report for inactivation. ''LSM(R)-528'' was decommissioned in March 1946. Named ''St. Mary's River'' on 1 October 1958 for the St. Marys River in northeast Indiana, she was struck from the Navy List on the same day. She was sold on 4 August 1959 to Fleet Storage Corp. Her name disappeared from mercantile list in 1989.

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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive USS ''St Marys River'' (LSMR-528)
{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Mary's River (LSM(R)-528) Ships built in Houston LSM(R)-501-class medium landing ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States 1945 ships