USS Pee Dee River

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USS Pee Dee River

LSM(R)-517 in 1954
History
United States
Name	Sea Star (1945) LSM(R)-517 (1945–1955) Pee Dee River (1955–1960) Offshore Salvor (1960–1966) Petromar Salvor (1966–1967) Goldrill 4 (1977) Yukon Bleu (1977–1979) Sea Star (1979–2004) Western Sea (2004–2005) Fish Maker I (2005–
Ordered	1945, as LSM-517
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	28 April 1945
Launched	2 June 1945
Commissioned	21 July 1945
Decommissioned	13 April 1955
Renamed	Pee Dee River, 1 October 1955
Reclassified	LSM(R)–517, 9 February 1945
Stricken	1 February 1960
Fate	Sold to civilian concerns, 22 June 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium
Displacement	758 long tons (770 t) light 993 long tons (1,009 t) attack 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) full
Length	203 ft 3 in (61.95 m)
Beam	34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) light 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) attack 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) full
Propulsion	2 × General Motors, nonreversing with airflex clutch, Cleveland diesels, 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) each at 720 rpm, two screws
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	6 officers, 137 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 2 × twin 40 mm AA guns 4 × twin 20 mm AA guns 4 × 4.2 in (110 mm) mortars 20 × continuous loading 5 in (130 mm) Ship-to-shore rocket launchers
Armor	10-lb. STS on conning station, pilot-house, radio room, radar plot, and rocket control 10-lb. ASPP around 40 and 20 mm gun mounts and directors

USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517), an LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium (rocket) of the United States Navy, was originally designed as an LSM, but redesignated on 9 February 1945 as LSM(R)–517. She was laid down by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, in Houston, Texas, on 28 April 1945 and launched 2 June 1945. She was accepted and commissioned on 21 July 1945.