The Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) were several classes of landing craft used by the Allies to land large numbers of infantry directly onto beaches during...
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Landing craft are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to...
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The landing craft mechanized (LCM) is a landing craft designed for carrying vehicles. They came to prominence during the Second World War when they were...
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Amphibious warfare ship (redirect from Landing ship)
corresponding amount of cargo. In the run-up to WWII, many specialized landing craft, both for infantry and vehicles, were developed. In November 1938, the British...
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Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack...
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with 65 hp each. Held 98 gals. of gasoline. Landing Craft Infantry (Small) LCI(S) is a British infantry carrier design. The wooden hull design is like...
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Leader LCIG: Landing Craft, Infantry, Gun LCIL: Landing Craft, Infantry, Large LCIM: Landing Craft, Infantry, Mortar LCIR: Landing Craft, Infantry, Rocket...
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A infantry landing ship (naval designation LSI for landing ship, infantry) was one of a number of types of British Commonwealth vessels used to transport...
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Albina Engine Works (Portland, Oregon). The hull was the same as the Landing Craft Infantry ships. They were 158 ft 6 in (48.31 m) long, displaced 250 long...
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The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed...
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Amphibious warfare (redirect from Amphibious landing)
the Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM(1)), the Landing Craft Tank (Mk. 1), Support Landing Craft LCS(1), LCS(2) and Landing Ship Infantry. Divisional-sized...
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delivered in 2024 Uisko class landing craft Jurmo class landing craft Jehu-class landing craft "Combat boats and infantry fighting vehicles: Sweden allocates...
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built 932 Landing Craft Infantry ships in World War II. The United States Navy built 11,144 landing craft Motorized, designated Landing Craft Mechanized...
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Sinking of American ships USS LCI(G)-365 (Landing Craft Infantry – Gunboat), USS LCI(M)-974 (Landing Craft Infantry – Mortar) and crippling of USS War Hawk...
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Alutech Watercat M11 landing craft is a type of vessel in use by the Finnish Navy. It is the predecessor of the Jurmo class landing craft. Uisko was the first...
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Omaha Beach (redirect from Omaha beach landing)
three infantry transports and varying numbers of tank landing ships (LST), Landing Craft Control (LCC), Landing Craft Infantry (LCI(L)), Landing Craft Tank...
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List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II (section Landing craft, infantry (gunboat) (LCI(G)))
majority of her nearly 800 survivors were rescued two days later by landing and patrol craft dispatched from Leyte Gulf. Sharks killed many drifting crew members...
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World War II. Of a size between that of Landing Ships Tank and Landing Craft Infantry, 558 LSMs were built for the USN between 1944 and 1945. Most of...
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fire support vessels. Two variants were developed: This was the Landing Craft Infantry (Small) "LCI(S)" boat. Forty of this type were built from 1942 onwards...
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The Dyugon-class landing craft, Russian designation Project 21820, is a class of five air-cavity landing craft in service with the Russian Navy. According...
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Landing Craft, Gun (LCG) is an umbrella term referring to two major types of British-built landing craft used extensively in World War II, present for...
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Members of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division were the first to land, arriving at 06:30. Their landing craft were pushed to the south...
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USS LCI(L)-652 (category LCI(L)-351-class large infantry landing craft)
Accentor (LCI(L)-652/LSIL-652/AMCU-15) was an LCI(L)-351-class landing craft infantry in the service of the United States Navy, named after the accentor...
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The motor landing craft (MLC) was a vessel used in the 1920s and 30s. It was specifically designed to deliver a tank to shore and may be considered the...
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Battle of Iwo Jima (section Pre-landing bombardment)
bombardment that accompanied the formation of the amphibious craft. Unlike the days of the pre-landing bombardment, D-Day dawned clear and bright. At 08:59,...
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USS LCI(L)-326 (category LCI(L)-351-class large infantry landing craft)
USS LCI(L)-326 was an LCI(L)-351-class landing craft infantry built for the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Like most ships of her class...
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and several types of submarines were also used to destroy ships and landing craft as the Allied forces advanced toward Japan. The use of the term "code...
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Francis Trump (November 7, 1923 – July 24, 2009) served aboard a Landing Craft Infantry vessel during four amphibious assaults, during World War II. His...
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were Landing Ship, Tank (LST), Landing Craft Infantry (LCI). Common boats starting in World War II were LCP boats, Landing craft tank and Landing Craft Mechanized...
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soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division who landed in the Kerama Islands, 15 mi (24 km) west of Okinawa on 26 March. Subsidiary landings followed, and the...
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