Landing Ship Medium - LSM(R)-188 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)

LSM(R)-188 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)


USS LSM(R)-194 passing under the Cooper River Bridge, Charleston, SC, 2 December 1944
General characteristics
Class & type: LSM(R)-188 class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)
Displacement: LSM(R)-188 to LSM(R)-195 :
968 long tons (984 t) loaded
LSM(R)-196 to LSM(R)-199 :
1,008 long tons (1,024 t) loaded
Length: 203 ft 6 in (62.03 m)
Beam: 34 ft (10 m)
Draft: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) forward
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) aft
Propulsion: GM Cleveland diesel engines, 2,800 shp (2,088 kW), direct drive, 2 screws
Speed: 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph)
Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement: 5 officers, 76 enlisted
Armament: LSM(R)-188 to LSM(R)-195 :
• 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun
• 2 × 40 mm AA guns
• 3 × 20 mm AA guns
• 85 × Mk. 51 automatic rocket launchers
LSM(R)-196 to LSM(R)-199 :
• 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun
• 2 × 40 mm AA guns
• 75 × 4-rail Mk. 36 rocket launchers
• 30 × 6-rail Mk. 30 rocket launchers
• 85 × Mk. 51 automatic rocket launchers
  • USS LSM(R)-188
  • USS LSM(R)-189
  • USS LSM(R)-190
  • USS LSM(R)-191
  • USS LSM(R)-192
  • USS LSM(R)-193
  • USS LSM(R)-194
  • USS LSM(R)-195
  • USS LSM(R)-196
  • USS LSM(R)-197
  • USS LSM(R)-198
  • USS LSM(R)-199


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