USS ST Francis River 525

**USS St. Francis River (LSMR-525)** was a Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) commissioned by the United States Navy in the closing months of World War II. Laid down in 1945 and originally designated as LSMR-525, she was later named after the St. Francis River. The vessel served primarily in the Pacific theater, supporting amphibious operations with rocket fire. After World War II, she was decommissioned, then recommissioned for service during the Korean War, where she provided naval gunfire support and participated in various combat operations before being decommissioned again and ultimately struck from the Naval Vessel Register.