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{{short description|LSM-1-class landing ship medium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = File:ROKS Gadeok..JPEG
| Ship caption = ROKS ''Gadeok'' on 1 March 1982
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{{Infobox ship career
| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1946}}
| Ship name = ''LSM-462''
| Ship builder = [[Brown Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Houston]]
| Ship laid down = 13 January 1945
| Ship launched = 3 February 1945
| Ship sponsor = 
| Ship commissioned = 4 March 1945
| Ship reclassified = 
| Ship decommissioned = 16 February 1955
| Ship renamed = 
| Ship struck = 15 November 1974
| Ship identification =
| Ship honors = [[#Awards|See ''Awards'']]
| Ship fate = Transferred to [[South Korea]], 16 February 1955
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Ship country = South Korea
| Ship flag = {{flagicon|South Korea|naval}}
| Ship name = *''Gadeok''
*(가덕)
| Ship namesake =  [[Gadeokdo|Gadeok]]
| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: LSM-605
| Ship acquired = 16 February 1955
| Ship commissioned = 16 February 1955
| Ship reclassified = LSM-653
| Ship decommissioned = 31 March 1997
| Ship fate = Unknown
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Ship class={{sclass|LSM-1|landing ship medium}}
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|520|LT|t|0}} light
*{{convert|743|LT|t|0}} landing
*{{convert|1095|LT|t|0}} full load
|Ship length={{convert|203|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|o/a]]
|Ship beam= {{convert|34|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship height= 
|Ship draft=*{{convert|3|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} forward
*{{convert|7|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
*Fully loaded :
**{{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} forward
**{{convert|8|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
|Ship depth=
|Ship propulsion=2 × [[Fairbanks-Morse]] (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) [[Diesel engine|diesels]]. Direct drive with  {{convert|1440|bhp|0|abbr=on}} each @ 720 rpm, twin [[Propeller|screws]]
|Ship speed= {{convert|13.2|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
|Ship range= {{convert|4900|nmi|km|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
|Ship endurance=
|Ship boats=
|Ship capacity=5 medium or 3 heavy [[tank]]s, or 6 [[Landing Vehicle Tracked|LVT]]s, or 9 [[DUKW]]s
|Ship troops=2 officers, 46 enlisted
|Ship complement=5 officers, 54 enlisted
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=6 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm]] AA [[gun mount]]s
|Ship armour=10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
|Ship notes=
}}
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'''USS ''LSM-462''''' was a {{sclass|LSM-1|landing ship medium}} in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was later sold to [[South Korean Navy]] as '''ROKS''' '''''Gadeok'' (LSM-605)'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Landing Ship Medium LSM-462|url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/14462.htm|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>

== Construction and career ==
''LSM-462'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 13 January 1945 at [[Brown Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. [[Ship naming and launching|Launched]] on 3 February 1945 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 4 March 1945.

=== Service in the United States ===
During World War II, ''LSM-462'' was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation service in the [[Far East]] from 28 September to 15 November 1945 and 16 December 1945 to 5 February 1946.

''LSM-462'' was [[Decommissioned (ship)|decommissioned]] on 16 February 1955 and loaned to South Korea on the same day.

She was struck from the [[Navy Register]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Service in South Korea ===
ROKS ''Gadeok'' was acquired by the South Korean Navy on 16 February 1956 and was commissioned on the same day.

Later in her service, she was designated as LSM-653.

She participated in the [[Team Spirit|Team Spirit 1982]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=BEMIL|title=LSM-653 가덕|url=https://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10044&pn=0&num=103876|access-date=2021-11-17|website=bemil.chosun.com|language=ko}}</ref>

She was decommissioned on 31 March 1997 and her fate is unknown.

== Awards ==
''LST-462'' have earned the following awards:

*[[American Campaign Medal]]
*[[China Service Medal]]
*[[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] 
*[[World War II Victory Medal]]
*[[Navy Occupation Service Medal]] (with Asia clasp)

== Citations ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
* {{cite book|author=[[United States Department of the Treasury|United States. Dept. of the Treasury]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BnfPAAAAMAAJ|title=Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1962}}
* {{cite book|last=Moore|first=Capt. John|title=[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 1984-85|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=1984|isbn=978-0710607959}}
* {{cite book|last=Saunders|first=Stephen|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=2009|isbn=978-0710628886}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4b8eAQAAMAAJ|title=Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222|publisher=Fairplay Publishing Limited|year=1967|location=United Kingdom}}

{{LSM-1-class landing ship medium|LSM-1}}

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[[Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States]]
[[Category:Ships built in Houston]]
[[Category:1945 ships]]
[[Category:LSM-1-class landing ships medium]]
[[Category:Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of Korea Navy]]