What is the significance of boson spin? The Higgs Boson has spin 0; photons, gluons, W and Z bosons, have spin 1; the hypothetical graviton is said to have spin 2. What significance do these numbers have? Update Cancel
The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion.
LHD Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ships, United States of America. Key Data. Seven Wasp Class amphibious assault ships have been built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (formerly Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding) of Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Wasp (LHD 1) Class is the US Navy's large-deck multipurpose amphibious assault ship. LHDs (landing helicopter deck) embark, transport, deploy, command and fully support all elements of a marine expeditionary unit (MEU) of 2,000 Marines, inserting forces ashore via helicopters, landing craft and amphibious vehicles.