>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," (1976) Vol. 6, p.536.





SMOKY HILL RIVER





	A river in central Kansas.





LSMR-531

Displacement:  1,084 t.

Length:  206'3"

Beam:  34'6"

Draft:  7'2"

Speed:  12.6 k.

Complement:  138

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

10 5" rocket launchers

Class:  ELK RIVER



	SMOKY HILL RIVER (LSMR-531) was laid down 2 June 1945 

by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Houston, Tex.; launched 

7 July; and commissioned on 25 September, Lt. James W. Macky 

in command.



	SMOKY HILL RIVER sailed from Houston to Galveston, then 

to Charleston, S.C., for yard availability.  She conducted 

her shakedown cruise from 1 November to 7 December 1945.  

While at Little Creek, Va., she received orders, on 

8 January 1946, to proceed to Green Cove Springs, Fla., for 

inactivation.  In March, she joined the 16th Fleet and was 

decommissioned.



	SMOKY HILL RIVER was struck from the Navy list on 1 May 

1973 and subsequently scrapped.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

mhansen2@home.com