USS LSM-297

USS LSM-297 was a Landing Ship Medium (LSM) commissioned by the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on October 5, 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard and launched on October 26, 1944. Commissioned on November 18, 1944, LSM-297 served in the Pacific Theater, performing amphibious operations and transporting troops, vehicles, and equipment to forward areas. After the war, she was decommissioned on May 1, 1946, and subsequently struck from the Naval Vessel Register, marking the end of her brief but essential service.