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USS LSM-20

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USS LSM-20 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium of the United States Navy, commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston, Texas, on 16 June 1944.[1] During WWII, she operated in the Pacific. On 5 December 1944, the vessel sunk after she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze in the Surigao Strait in the Philippines. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded.[2]

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    "USS LSM 20 (LSM 20) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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    "Landing Ship Medium LSM-20". navsource.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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