A Landing Ship Medium was originally an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy in World War II. Of a size between that of Landing Ships Tank and Landing Craft Infantry, 558 LSMs were built
USS LSM-175 underway off Charleston Navy Yard in 1944
USS LSM(R)-194 passing under the Cooper River Bridge, Charleston, SC, 2 December 1944
USS LSM(R)-407, later renamed the USS Chariton River. Date and location unknown.
USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517) underway in 1954
USS LSM-60 was a World War II era landing ship, medium amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. It was notable for being used as the float to suspend a fission bomb underwater during the Ope
Landing Ship Medium
…War II. USS LSM-56 21 July 1944 Sold on 23 October 1948 USS LSM-56 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy during World War II. USS LSM-60 29 July 1944 Scuttled on July 25, 1946 USS LSM-60 was a World War II era landing ship, medium (LSM) amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy…
LSM-60 with modifications for the Baker Test, Bikini Atoll
LSM-60 is destroyed as part of the Operation Crossroads BAKER test