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U.S.S. CLARION RIVER
(LSMR-409)BUSTARDS BATTLING BASTARDS
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LSMR-409 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LSMR-409 Shellback Initiation | Add a LSMR-409 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 26 JAN 1945 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 18 FEB 1945 | ||
| MAY | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 16 MAY 1945 | ||
| OCT | 1950 | - | OCT | 1950 | Recommisioned - 5 October 1950 |
| OCT | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 26 OCT 1955 | ||
| SEP | 1965 | - | SEP | 1965 | Recommisioning |
| JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 OCT 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1970 | - | MAY | 1970 | Decommisioning |
| SEP | 2010 | - | SEP | 2010 | 2010 Reunion Washington DC September 1-5 2010 |
LSMR-409 General Specifications
Class: LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium
Complement: 6 Officers and 137 Enlisted
Displacement: 758 tons
Length: 203 feet 6 inches
Beam: 34 feet 6 inches
Draft: 7 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping November 1970



