A Canadian LST off-loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support …

To LST MK1 Class (1942) LST Ships: Load: 13 x heavy tanks or 20 x medium tanks plus 27 vehicles on upper deck. Displacement : 3,620 tons; 5,410 tons deep load. Dimensions : 400ft x …

The LST built by U.S. shipyards for the U.S. Navy was technically the LST Mk. 2: the Mk. 1 and Mk. 3 were the British versions. All the Mk. 2s were essentially the same, 1,625 light tons …

HMS Thruster (F131) was a Mark I LST built by Harland and Wolff. Launched in September 1942 and commissioned the following March, she saw service as part of the Allied invasion of Italy. …

The first LST keel was laid down at Newport News, Virginia, United States, and the first production LST set sail four months later in Oct 1942. From the very first moment, the …

2022年7月20日 · USA - LST-1 - LST-490 LST-1 Class Booklet of General Plans (1942) (version 2) Renamed original (150 dpi) jpg files - Created new pdf file from original jpg files - Click on …

No LST's actually became available in time for the initial landings, but three LST Mk 1 "Maracaibo" Class Landing Ships of the Royal Navy, were. Operation TORCH brought United …

3 Tank landing ships of the LST (Mk 1) class. See all Tank landing ship classes. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914 …

These three new purpose designed LST's were ordered in Mar-1941. But their draught were not shallow enough to allow easy unloading and had a long 100ft (30.6m) ramp to allow …

As an interim measure, three 4000 to 4800 GRT tankers, built to pass over the restrictive bars of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, were selected for conversion because of their shallow draft. Bow …