The U.S. Navy's Interim Lsm(r)S in World War II: Rocket Ships of the Pacific Amphibious Forces

by Ron Mackay

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The "Interim" LSM(R) or Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket) was a revolutionary development in rocket warfare in World War II and the U.S. Navy's first true rocket ship. An entirely new class of commissioned warship and the forerunners of today's missile-firing naval combatants, these ships began as improvised conversions of conventional amphibious landing craft in South Carolina's Charleston Navy Yard during late 1944. They were rushed to the Pacific...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786498595

ISBN13:9780786498598

Release Date:April 2016

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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