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USN 700735 LSMR: Rocket "Race"

Leaping from their launchers like racehorses from the starter's barrier, a salvo of rockets heads towards a distant target as a Navy LSM(R) (Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)) undergoes drills. Light and mobile, but packing a terrific punch, rockets have played a major role in World War II.
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Title: LSMR: Rocket "Race"
Description: Leaping from their launchers like racehorses from the starter's barrier, a salvo of rockets heads towards a distant target as a Navy LSM(R) (Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)) undergoes drills. Light and mobile, but packing a terrific punch, rockets have played a major role in World War II.
Accession #: USN
Catalog #: USN 700735
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Circa this Year: 1945
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