LCVP Lancha de desembarco americana

"LCVP" redirects here. For British LCVPs, see Landing craft of the Royal Marines. For the Irish education programme, see Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.

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Class overview
Builders:	Higgins Industries, and others
Operators:	United States Navy
Built:	1941–1945
Completed:	20,000
General characteristics
Type:	Landing craft
Displacement:	18,000 lb (8,200 kg) light
Length:	36 ft 3 in (11.05 m)
Beam:	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Draft:	3 ft (0.91 m) aft 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m) forward
Propulsion:	Grey diesel engine, 225 hp (168 kW) or Hall-Scott gasoline engine, 250 hp (186 kW)
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Capacity:	6,000 lb (2,700 kg) vehicle or 8,100 lb (3,700 kg) general cargo
Troops:	36 troops
Crew:	3
Armament:	2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

The Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively in World War II, one example of which is the Normandy invasion. The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins of Louisiana, United States based on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 20,000 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees.
Typically 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.

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