page_title: Landing Ship Medium
section_title: Gypsy-class Salvage Lifting Vessels
hierarchical_section_title: Landing Ship Medium / Gypsy-class Salvage Lifting Vessels
context_page_description: Landing Ship Medium were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy in World War II.
  Of comparable size to Landing Ship, Tank and the Landing Craft Infantry, there were 558 LSM made for the USN between 1944 and 1945. The majority of vessels built on this versatile frame were regular transports however there were several dozen that were converted during construction for specialized roles. Most vessels of this type were scrapped during the Cold War, but several were sold by the United States Department of Defense to foreign nations or private shipping companies.
  One LSM, USS LSM-45, survived in its original configuration until around 2010. It was in storage at Marine Station Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC. It was slated to become the centerpiece of the Museum of the Marine, but due to changed plans was scrapped between 2010 and 2014.
context_section_description: USS Gypsy (ARS(D)-1), authorized as LSM-549
  USS Mender (ARS(D)-2), authorized as LSM-550
  USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3), authorized as LSM-551, later reclassified to YMLC-3
  USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4), authorized as LSM-552, later reclassified to YMLC-4
caption: USS Gypsy (ARS(D)-1) underway at Houston, Texas, in 1946
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