Landing craft tank - Wikipedia
The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC) [1] [2] was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy during World War II in a series of versions.
Types of Landing Craft of World War II Infographic
Tapering down from the top of the infographic is a chart listing one landing ship, five landing craft, and one amphibious vehicle from largest to smallest. Each item consists of a silhouette of a conveyance (drawn to scale), the conveyance type, and its length.
Researcher@Large - LST-1 through LST-490 Booklet of General Plans
US Navy Booklet of General Plans for Landing Ship Tanks, showing inboard and Outboard profiles as well as deck drawings
US LCU 1466 Class - ww2lct.org
Utility Landing Craft: LCU 1466 Series 1466 - 1609 Classification. The earlier craft of this series were initially designated as Utility Landing ships (LSU) ; redesignated Utility Landing craft (LCU) on 15 April 1952 and classified as service craft.
HyperWar: Transport Doctrine [Chapter 2] - The Public's Library …
Landing Vehicles, Tracked, are pontooned tanks of an all steel construction and are designed to be operated in water as well as on land. The tracks are equipped with grousers which provide traction on land and propel the vehicle in water.
Chapter III Amphibious Landing Craft
3 LCT (5)(6) each with 5 medium tanks o4 2 LCT (3)(4) each with 12 medium tanks or 14 LCM(3) each with 1 medium tank or 1,500 long tons of cargo, or 41 LCT's or 47 DUKW's. ARL 2 LCV(P), 10 Balsa Floats.
Landing Craft Tank Mk VII General Arrangement
Description Plan, circa 1942, showing the general arrangements for a Mk 7 Landing Craft Tank. Created by the Navy Department Bureau of Shipping in Washington, USA.
Original WWII British Landing Craft Infantry (LCT) Mark 4 Blueprint
Widely used during the Battle of Normandy to transport men, food and equipment, the Landing Craft Tank also serves under the American flag. This original WWII-era British LCT print blueprint shows one of the most infamous amphibious assault ships of the Second World War.
Allied landing craft – Battle of Normandy - D-Day Overlord
This list presents the landing craft used by the Allied Maritime Forces during D-Day and Battle of Normandy. These pages contain photographs and technical sheets.
Loading LCTs - D-Day Lepe Heritage Group
The Landing Craft Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft) was a purpose-designed, effectively flat-bottomed, sea-going assault craft, capable, via its front mounted ramp of landing tanks and other mechanised equipment, directly onto beaches.