The LCRS (Landing Craft Rubber Small) was a small

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which was used by the

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and

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from 1938 to 1945. During

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8,150 LCRSs were made. It had a weight of 95 kg and could transport seven men. Army Lt. Lloyd Peddicord of the

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designed an inflatable boat and brought his plans to the

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, which produced the craft. The

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were organised in a six-man team of an officer, a petty officer and four seamen using a seven-man LCRS inflatable boat to carry their explosives and gear.Dockery, Kevin (2007). ''Navy SEALS: A History of the Early Years''. Bud Brutsman (interviews). New York: Berkley Books. . . p. 34.

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Transport Doctrine - Amphibious Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet: Chapter VIII - Rubber Boat Operations (September 1944)

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