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

(1976) Vol. 6, p.536.





SMYRNA RIVER





	A river in north-central Delaware that empties into the 

Delaware River.





LSMR-532

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



	SMYRNA RIVER (LSMR-532) was laid down on 2 June 1945 by 

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

7 July; and commissioned on 12 October 1945.



	SMYRNA RIVER sailed to Charleston, S.C., on 9 October 

via Galveston and thence to Little Creek, Va., for her 

shakedown.  On 8 January 1946, she was ordered to Green Cove 

Springs, Fla., for lay-up with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.  

On the 13th, she was ordered to join the reserve fleet at 

Charleston.  She arrived there on 14 January and was 

directed to return to Green Cove Springs to be 

decommissioned there.  SMYRNA RIVER was placed in reserve, 

out of commission, in March 1946.  She was struck from the 

Navy list on 29 August 1958 and sold to the Federal Republic 

of Germany on 5 September as support landing ship OTTER 

(L-754).  The ship was decommissioned and scrapped on 

15 December 1967.



	[“Conway’s All The World’s Fighting Ships, 1947-1995,” 

p.148 says OTTER was sold on 9 August 1971.

	“Jane’s Fighting Ships, 1968-69,” p.113 says OTTER was 

decommissioned 15 December 1967 and was to be scrapped.]





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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