Rather than building an entirely new vessel, it was decided to modify medium-sized landing ships (classified as LSMs for 'Landing Ship Medium').
Officially renamed USS White River in 1955, the ship was decommissioned again in 1956.
A day after that, White River fired on a nearby VC anti-aircraft site, destroying it and killing or wounding 11 guerillas.
Winstead/National ArchivesFuture shore bombardment and LSMsDespite its value and firepower, by 1970, White River was showing its age.
Now known as the Medium Landing Ship program, the Navy hopes to acquire 18 to 35 of the vessels.
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