From Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,
Vol. IV (1969), pp. 37
A river in northern Vermont which empties into Lake Champlain.
(LSMR-512; dp. 790; l. 206'; b. 35'; dr. 8'; s. 13 k.; cpl. 147; a. 1 5",
4 40mm., 8 20mm., 4 4.2" m., 20 rkt.; cl. LSMR-401)
Lamoille River (LSMR-512) was laid down as LSMR-512 by Brown
Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex., 7 April 1945, Iaunched 5 May 1945, and
commissioned July 1945, Lt. R. W. Langworthy in command.
After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, LSMR-512 sailed through the St.
Lawrence River for Navy Day celebrations at Bay City, Mich., then returned
for exercises off the Virginia Capes. From 1946 to 1955, LSMR-512
performed tactical exercises off the east coast, engaged in squadron maneuvers
in the Caribbean, and sailed for cold weather operations in the North Atlantic
off Labrador.
During the years of the Korean conflict, she engaged in intensive exercises
along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean training officers and enlisted
men for service in the Asian turmoil. LSMR-512 continued various
training operations following the Korean conflict and on 1 October 1955
was named Lamoille River. She decommissioned at Orange, Tex., 5 December
1955, and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. At present she is berthed at
Norfolk.