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02558aam a2200385 i 4500 001 2624B56C6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 160314s2016 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016012102 020 $a 0786498595 020 $a 9780786498598 035 $a (OCoLC)944957694 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a p------ 050 00 $a D784.52.U6 M333 2016 082 00 $a 940.54/5973 $2 23 100 1 $a MacKay, Ron, $e author. 245 14 $a The U.S. Navy's "Interim" LSM(R)s in World War II : $b rocket ships of the Pacific Amphibious Forces / $c Ron MacKay, Jr. ; foreword by Captain Wayne P. Hughes, Jr., USN (Ret.). 246 30 $a Rocket ships of the Pacific Amphibious Forces 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2016] 300 $a vii, 344 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a "LSM rocket ships" -- Forward routing: 1944/45 -- The Kerama Rettos: 26 March 1945/1 April 1945 -- Okinawa and patrols: 1/13 April 1945 -- The radar picket lines: 7/30 April 1945 -- Ie Shima: 13/18 April 1945 -- The radar picket lines: 1/21 May 1945 -- The Finners: naval gunfire support, 21 May 1945/2 June 1945 -- Iheya Shima and Aguni Shima: 30 May 1945/11 June 1945 -- The Spinners: naval gunfire support, 11/18 June 1945 -- Return to Pearl Harbor -- Ammunition carriers -- Homeward bound -- Appendices: -- "Interim" LSM(R) characteristics and performance -- Crew complements: LSM, "interim" LSM(R), LSM(A)/LSM(E) -- Paint, camouflage and markings -- Ships data -- Glossary. 520 $a "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. Their primary mission was to deliver maximum firepower to enemy targets ashore. This book provides a comprehensive operational history of the Navy's 12 original "Interim" LSM(R)s"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Amphibious operations. 650 0 $a Landing craft $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Amphibious assault ships $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826051702.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2624B56C6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search