Type: LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3) Launched: 13 Feb 1945 At: Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR Commissioned: 17 February 1945 Length: 158.5 feet Beam: 23.25 feet Draft: 4.75 feet forward, 6.5 feet aft full load Displacement: ... read more
Class: LCT(2), Tank Landing Craft, then LCT(R)(2) LCT Rocket Launched: 23 Sep 1941 At: Stockton Construction Co. on Thornaby, Briton Length: 48.5m, 159' 11" Beam: 9.1m, 30' Displacement: empty 300 ton, loaded 700 ton Armament: 2-2 lb. pom-pom AA, a few machine guns. Propulsion: 3 diesel eng... read more
Type: Landing Craft Infantry (Large) Launched At: George Lawley & Son, Neponset (Quincy), MA. Commissioned: 18 September 1944 Length: 158' 5 1/2" Beam: 23' 3" Draft Light Landing: 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft Draft Loaded Landing: 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft Displacement: 387 ton... read more
Class: Higgins LCM (6) - LCM (3) with six feet added to the tank deck Type: Landing craft, mechanized Launched: 1950s At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Length: 56 feet Beam: 14 feet, 4 inches Draft: 4 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 52 tons (fully loaded) Armament: two .50... read more
Type: 36' Higgins (wood) Capacity: 39 persons Length: 35 feet, 9 inches Beam: 10 feet, 6 inches Draft: 3 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 26,600 pounds Address: National Museum of the United States Navy 805 Kidder Breese St., SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 (202) 433... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: October 27, 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: February 1, 1943 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons Armament: two twin 40 mm, four si... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: November 11, 1942 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: December 11, 1942 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons ... read more