USS LSM-20 explained

USS LSM-20 was a of the United States Navy, commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston, Texas, on 16 June 1944.^[1] During WWII, she operated in the Pacific. On 5 December 1944, the vessel sunk after she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze in the Surigao Strait in the Philippines. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: USS LSM 20 (LSM 20) of the US Navy - American Medium landing ship of the LSM class - Allied Warships of WWII. uboat.net. 2020-02-05.
2. Web site: Landing Ship Medium LSM-20. navsource.org. 2020-02-05.