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.
Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) New Ships with New Missions Littoral means near-shore, and that's where these ships were made to operate. In 2002, America's Navy recognized the need for smaller, more agile ships that could defeat asymmetric threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft. Littoral Combat Ships come in two classes, Freedom and Independence. Their key advantage is that they are re-configurable. They can be fitted with mission modules specific to the task at hand. The Freedom Class has the more conventional hull of the two classes.