Republican River

A river in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska.

(LSM(R) - 523: displacement 1,289 (full load); length 211’5”; beam 34’5”; draft 9’9”; speed 12 knots; complement 140; armament 1 5”, 4 40mm., 8 20mm., 4 4.2” mortars, 10 5” rocket launchers; class LSM(R)-401)

LSM(R)-523 was laid down 5 May 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Houston, Tex.; launched 9 June 1945; and delivered 10 August 1945. LSM(R)-523 entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in March 1946. Named Republican River on 1 October 1955, she was struck from the Navy list on 1 February 1960.