The LST, short for "Landing Ship, Tank", came about after the Dunkirk evacuation demonstrated a dire need for large seafaring transports for large vehicles. The first attempt at building such ships was done by converting three tankers from Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela with bay doors; they were use...
LST-1 was the leading ship of the LST-class tank landing ships, sponsored by Mrs. Laurence T. Haugen and commissioned to Lieutenant W. L. Chessman. She was assigned to the European War, participating during the Allied invasions of Sicily in Jul 1943, Anzio and Nettuno, Italy in Sep 1943...
Records of HM Landing Craft Tank Colombo from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time...
Landing Craft Flack (LCF) were converted Landing Craft Tank (LCTs) with the front ramp welded in position and the hold decked over as a platform for the guns. There were a number of variants (Marks) but most were around 150/200 ft long with a beam of around 30/40 ft. [Photo; LCF...
Finish with a walk along the side of LCT 7074, which offers a good view over the tank deck below, before heading back down another set of stairs. The route is circular, making sure you get to see all parts of the LCT. Visitors can also walk all the way around the outside of t...
so marked in the centre of the tank deck that it was virtually impossible to move forward. It was then the dreaded warning came - "Slip tow and abandon ship." The hull of 2331 was literally opening and closing like a book turned face down, being first lifted and then dropped. Only the...
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He was not part of the Navy's comfortable circle of regular shipyards and ship builders and the Navy was pushing for another landing boat design altogether. Despite these bureaucratic obstacles, the strengths of Higgins' design won out and the boat with a full-width bow ramp went into ...
1.Bob Patterson jr.says: 26 May 2013 10:18:56 PM any photos on the LST Delta my dad who died in1973 talked about the ship he said he severed on during sicilly. north Africa campaign. thank you Bob jr. 2.Charles Blacksays: