Career
Ordered:	1945
Laid down:	10 May 1945, as LSM-540
Launched:	August 1945
Commissioned:	6 December 1945
Renamed:	14 October 1959, as Raritan
Decommissioned:	1 December 1959
Struck:	1 January 1960
Fate:	Unknown, presumed scrapped
General characteristics
Displacement:	Light: 520 tons Landing: 743 tons Fully loaded: 1,095 tons
Length:	203 ft 6 in
Beam:	34 ft 6 in
Draft:	Forward (light): 3. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5 ft Aft (light): 7. 7 ft Forward (fully loaded): 6. 3 ft Aft (fully loaded): 8. 3 ft
Propulsion:	Two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin screws. A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting Rotational motion into Thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an
Speed:	13. 2 knots
Range:	4,900 NMs at 12 knots (928 tons displacement)
Complement:	4 officers, 54 enlisted men
Capacity:	5 medium or 3 heavy tanks (150 tons max. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. Tank classification is a Taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of Tanks The classification by role was used primarily during Tank classification is a Taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of Tanks The classification by role was used primarily during A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical payload, beaching); or 6 LVTs or 9 DUKWs; 48 troops
Armament:	2 × 40 mm AA guns 4 × 20 mm AA guns
Armor:	10-lb. The DUKW (popularly pronounced "duck") is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by General Motors Corporation during World War II A troop is a Military unit, originally a small force of Cavalry, subordinate to a Squadron and headed by the troop leader Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house, and conning station

The third USS Raritan (LSM-540) was a landing ship medium in the United States Navy following World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including She was named for a river in New Jersey. The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

Raritan was laid down 10 May 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas, launched August 1945, commissioned as USS LSM-540 6 December 1945, Lieutenant Roy T. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Rector, USNR in command. The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the reserve component of the United States Navy. She was decommissioned 29 May 1946, at Green Cove Springs, Florida and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Green Cove Springs is a city in Clay County, Florida, United States. The United States Navy maintains a number of its Ships as part of a Reserve fleet, often called the "Mothball Fleet".

Recommissioned 4 November 1957, she was renamed USS Raritan (LSM-540) 14 October 1959, then decommissioned 1 December 1959 at Norfolk, Virginia and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1 January 1960. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of Raritan at NavSource Naval History