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SHIP'S COOK THIRD CLASS EDWARD JOSEPH ROMANOWICZ was born May 2, 1923. He lived in Camden NJ, where he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at 10th and Liberty Street. He had worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard prior to joining the Navy in December of 1943. He went overseas as a crewmember of an Landing Ship Medium (LSM). Edward Joseph Romanowicz was killed in action during the landings on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on January 9, 1945. He was survived by his mother Tillie Romanowicz of 1146 Sycamore Street, Camden NJ, and a brother. |
| LANDING SHIP MEDIUM SHIP'S COOK THIRD CLASS EDWARD JOSEPH ROMANOWICZ served on a ship of this class |
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LSM-45LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium: Laid down at Brown Shipyard Co, Houston TX; Launched, 30 June 1944; Commissioned USS LSM-45, 31 July 1944, LT. Charles D. Freight, USNR in command. Decommissioned, 27 March 1947 at Green Cove Springs, FL; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs; Transferred, 3 Nov 1958 to Greece; renamed Ipopliarkhos Grigoropoulos (L-161); Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, Returned to US, to be refurbished as a floating Museum by the USS LSM/LSMR Association. Specifications: Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded); Length 203' 6" o a; Beam 34' 6"; Draft, light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft, fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft; Speed 13.2kts, (max.), (928 tons displacement); Complement 4 officers, 54 enlisted; Armament one twin 40mm gun mount, four single 20mm gun mounts; Vehicle/Boat Capacity, 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's, Troop Capacity, 2 officers, 46 enlisted; Armor, 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station; Propulsion, two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesels. Direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm, twin screws, Endurance, 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement). |
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35k | LSM-45 US Navy photo, c. 1946 |
Brian Kirchhoff Freedom Park |
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38k | LSM-45 in San Francisco Bay US Navy photo c. 1946 |
Brian Kirchhoff Freedom Park |
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68k | ex LSM-45 seen here in Greek service as Ipopliarkhos Grigoropoulos (L-161 | LSM/LSMR Association Web Site | ||||||||||||||||||||
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25k | ex LSM-45 on the Mississippi River, on her way to Freedom Park, Omaha, NE. photo caption reads " At 0945 Greenwich Mean Time, Wednesday, 5 August 1998, all mooring lines from the IPOPLIARCHOS GRIGOROPOULOS (L 161), former USS LSM-45, cast off from the dock at the Hellenic Naval Base, Skaramanga, Greece, and the ship came under the full control of the USS LSM-LSMR ASS'n. She was then made ready for the long trip to Freedom Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, where it will represent the Amphibious Ships of World War II." | LSM/LSMR Association Web Site | ||||||||||||||||||||
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