Built 1944–1945 Completed 478 | In commission 1944–1960s | |
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Operators United States Navy
Royal Australian Navy Type Amphibious warfare ship Displacement 520 long tons (528 t) light
743 long tons (755 t) landing
1,095 long tons (1,113 t) full load | ||
The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium were a class of landing ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.
The class commenced with the construction of LSM-1 on 5 May 1944 and continued on through the construction and commissioning of LSM-500 on 17 May 1945.
This class was replaced, starting with LSM(R)-501 on 24 March 1945, with the LSM(R)-501-class landing ship medium (rocket) which contained rocket launching equipment.
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