U.S. Navy's "Interim" LSM(R)s in World War II

Rocket Ships of the Pacific Amphibious Forces

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

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 Theatre to support the U.S. Army and Marines with heavy rocket bombardments that devastated Japanese forces on Okinawa in 1945.Their primary mission was to deliver maximum firepower to enemy targets ashore. Yet LSM(R)s also repulsed explosive Japanese speed boats, rescued crippled warships, recovered hundreds of survivors at sea and were deployed as antisubmarine hunter-killers. Casualties were staggering: enemy gunfire blasted one, while kamikaze attacks sank three, crippled a fourth and grazed two more. This book provides a comprehensive operational history of the Navy's 12 original "Interim" LSM(R)s.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-26
Mått:178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786498598

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Ron MacKay, Jr., was a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman from 1973 to 1977 and served with the Fleet Marine Force at Okinawa with the 3rd Marine Division. The historian and a board member for the U.S.S. LSM-LSMR Association, he has written articles on the LSMs and LSM(R)s, and has been employed in the aerospace industry for more then 30 years. He lives in Chehalis, Washington.

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“a solid overview of an often neglected piece of naval history...a solid research tool”—The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsForeword by Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, Jr., USN (Ret.)Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. “LSM Rocket Ships”2. Forward Routing: 1944–453. The Kerama Rettos: 26 March 1945–1 April 19454. Okinawa and Patrols: 1–13 April 19455. The Radar Picket Lines: 7–30 April 19456. Ie Shima: 13–18 April 19457. The Radar Picket Lines: 1–21 May 19458. The Finners: Naval Gunfire Support, 21 May 1945–2 June 19459. Iheya Shima and Aguni Shima: 30 May 1945–11 June 194510. The Spinners: Naval Gunfire Support, 11–18 June 194511. Return to Pearl Harbor12. Ammunition Carriers13. Homeward BoundAppendices:I. “Interim” LSM(R) Characteristics and Performance II. Crew Complements: LSM, “Interim” LSM(R), LSM(A)/LSM(E)III. Paint, Camouflage and Markings IV. Ships Data Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index