The
Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or
Higgins boat was a landing craft used
extensively in World War II. The craft was designed
by
Andrew
Higgins
of Louisiana, based on boats made for operating in
swamps and marshes. More than 20,000 were built, by
Higgins
Industries
and licensees.
Constructed from plywood, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat could ferry a platoon-sized complement of 36 men to shore at 9 knots (17 km/h). Men generally entered the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's bow ramp.
XWW2 Sneak peek map screen from the next newspost
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"Baby 25 pdr"
XWW2 25 pdr "short" or "baby 25 pdr"
