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USS ''LSM-397'' was a 520-ton (empty) Landing Ship Medium (LSM) of the
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
. Built at
Charleston Navy Yard Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston. H ...
,
South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...
, and commissioned in July 1945, she served with the
U.S. Atlantic Fleet The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United Stat ...
for her entire Navy career, initially with the Amphibious Force. She was reassigned to the Service Force in May 1954. ''LSM-397'' was decommissioned in February 1958, and was sold in May 1958.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:LSM-397 Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States 1945 ships LSM-1-class landing ships medium