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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such, they were the largest dedicated beachable infantry landing craft (the larger infantry landing ship (LSI) was a transporter for men and small craft...
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designated as Landing Craft, Infantry LSL: Landing Ship Logistics LSM: Landing Ship Medium LST: Landing Ship Tank LCC: Amphibious Command Ship, unrelated...
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A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious...
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expeditionary unit ashore. Most of these ships can also carry or support landing craft, such as air-cushioned landing craft (hovercraft) or LCUs. The largest...
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Navy in 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....
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Amphibious transport dock (redirect from Landing platform dock ship)
also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary...
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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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A landing ship, tank, (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo...
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after Soviet Naval Infantry officer Konstantin Olshansky. The landing ship was transferred to Ukraine in 1996. On 24 March 2014, the ship was captured by...
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Landing ship logistics (LSL) was a term used by the United Kingdom armed forces to describe the Round Table class of landing ship used in the support...
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cargo ship boom with the result that it was limited to a 16-ton tank.[clarification needed] The LCM Mark I was used during the Allied landings in Norway...
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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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large landing ship of the Russian Navy. The ship was built in Polish People's Republic, launched in 1986 and named after Soviet Naval Infantry officer...
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landing ship and Ivan Gren-class landing ship capable of landing tanks have reportedly been deployed in the region. The 155th Guards Naval Infantry participated...
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List of hull classifications (category Ship names)
Landing Ship, Heavy or Helicopter LSHL: Landing Ship, Headquarter, Large LSI: Landing Ship, Infantry LSIG: Landing Ship, Infantry, Gun LSIL: Landing Ship...
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The Canberra class is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning to upgrade the navy's...
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Omaha Beach (redirect from Omaha beach landing)
numbers of tank landing ships (LST), Landing Craft Control (LCC), Landing Craft Infantry (LCI(L)), Landing Craft Tank (LCT), and Landing Craft Mechanized...
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HMAS Kanimbla (C78) (category Ships built in Belfast)
HMAS Kanimbla was a passenger ship converted for use as an armed merchant cruiser and landing ship infantry during World War II. Built during the mid-1930s...
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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 tons...
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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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Attack transport (redirect from APA (ship designation))
troops directly ashore, or their general British equivalent, the landing ship, infantry. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were...
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British used the term Landing Ship Infantry (Headquarters) for this type of ship. List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Amphibious Force...
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HMS Hilary (1940) (category 1931 ships)
time. She was converted at Birkenhead into an infantry landing ship (headquarters), equipped with six landing craft and berths for 313 crew and 378 troops...
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landing ships, infantry each with a number of landing craft HMS Duke of Wellington "Landing Ship, Infantry (Hand-Hoisting)", HMS Glengyle - Landing Ship...
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HMAS Manoora (F48) (category 1935 ships)
Singapore and the Bay of Bengal. In 1942, the ship was converted into the RAN's first landing ship, infantry (LSI). After extensive training, Manoora was...
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fleet activities. An auxiliary command ship features the command and control components prevalent on landing ships (command) and also features the capability...
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Landing craft carriers or landing craft depot ships were an innovative type of amphibious warfare ship developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World...
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infiltrate HMS Glengyle, a Landing Ship, Infantry anchored in the River Clyde. Courtney paddled (with his kayak) to the ship, climbed aboard undetected...
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Warship (redirect from Combatant ship)
convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Landing Craft Utility is a type of landing craft used...
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