USS LSM-125
USS "LSM-125 was a in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was transferred to France as L9013 and Japan as JDS "LSM-3001. Construction and career. "LSM-125" was laid down on 4 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Launched on 25 November 1944 and commissioned on 22 December 1944, Ltjg. Norman C. Krieger in command. During World War II, "LSM-125" was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Battle of Okinawa from 28 April to 18 May 1945. After the war, she was assigned to occupation service in the  Far East from 2 September to 12 October 1945 and 26 October to 8 December 1945. "LSM-125" was decommissioned on 18 December 1946 but was recommissioned on 14 October 1950 amid the Korean War. The ship took part in the Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 from 16 to 18 October 1952 and the Third Korean Winter from 24 January to 2 February 1953. She was put out of service ob 22 January 1954 and handed to the French on the same day at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. She was struck from the Navy Register. The ship was commissioned into the  French Navy on 28 June 1954 and renamed "L9013". She later took part in the Indo-China War. "L9013" returned back to US custody on 16 July 1956 and two days later, transferred to Japan and renamed JDS "LSM-3001". The ship has been in her original configuration and was never modified. The Maritime Self-Defense Force did not give a ship name in particular and just assigned a number. She was decommissioned in 1974 and later sold for scrap on 4 October 1977 by Kitajima Shokoi Company, Kyushu. Awards. "LST-125" have earned the following awards: