Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel

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landing craft development

  • TITLE: landing craft (naval craft)
    ...showed Higgins a picture of a Japanese landing craft with a ramp in the bow, and Higgins was asked to incorporate this design into his Eureka boat. He did so, producing the basic design for the Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), often simply called the Higgins boat. The LCVP could carry 36 combat-equipped infantrymen or 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) of cargo from ship to shore. During...


  • TITLE: naval ship
    SECTION: Amphibians