USS Oceanside
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS LSM–175 |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 11 July 1944 |
| Launched | 3 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 11 July 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 8 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 30 October 1955 |
| In service | 30 October 1955 |
| Out of service | 1 February 1961 |
| Renamed | USS Oceanside (LSM-175), 14 October 1959 |
| Stricken | 1 February 1961 |
| Honors & awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to South Vietnam, 1 August 1961 |
| South Vietnam | |
| Name | RVNS Huong Giang (HQ-404) |
| Acquired | 1 August 1961 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Philippines, 17 November 1975 |
| Philippines | |
| Name | BRP Batanes (LP65) |
| Acquired | 17 November 1975 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1989 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LSM-1-class landing ship medium |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors (non-reversing with airflex clutch) diesels, direct drive with 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, twin screws |
| Speed | 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) (928 tons displacement) |
| Capacity | 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's |
| Troops | 2 officers, 46 enlisted |
| Complement | 5 officers, 54 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station |
USS Oceanside (LSM-175) was one of 558 LSM-1-class landing ship medium (a form of amphibious assault ship) built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for the town of Oceanside, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LCT (7)–1675 on 11 July 1944 at the Charleston Navy Yard, she was launched on 3 August 1944, sponsored by Miss Emily V. Jackson; and commissioned on 25 September 1944 as USS LSM-175.