>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," 

(1976) Vol. 6, p.79.





REPUBLICAN RIVER





	A river in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska.





LSMR-523

Displacement:  1,289 t. (full load)

Length:  211'5"

Beam:  34'5"

Draft:  9'9"

Speed:  12 k.

Complement:  140

Armament:  1 5"; 4 4.2" mortars; 4 40mm; 8 20mm; 

		10 5" rocket launchers

Class:  LSMR-401



	LSMR-523 was laid down 5 May 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding 

Co., Inc., Houston, Tex.; launched 9 June 1945; and 

delivered 10 August 1945.  LSMR-523 entered the Atlantic 

Reserve Fleet in March 1946.  Named REPUBLICAN RIVER on 

1 October 1955, she was struck from the Navy list on 

1 February 1960.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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