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, and landing troops directly onto a low-slope beach with no docks or piers. The shallow draft and bow doors and ramps enabled amphibious assaults on almost any beach.

LSTs were lightly armed with a variety of weapons. A typical American LST was armed with seven 40-mm and twelve 20-mm antiaircraft guns. Two 2.5-ton trucks are driven down the ramp of a landing ship, tank (LST). The ship has been left “dried out” on the sand by the ebb tide and will be refloated at the next high tide.

In 1945, LST-790 helped land Marines on Iwo Jima and then Okinawa. During WWII, LST-790 was manned by US Coast Guard personnel (not unusual) so this means the Muster Rolls were maintained by the Coast Guard and not the Navy.

Newport-class tank landing ships were an improved class of tank landing ship (LST) designed for and employed by the United States Navy from 1969 to 2002. The ships were intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors.

2016年6月7日 · Three Mk I series ships were completed before attention then turned to the definitive assault ship of the war - "Landing Ship, Tank Mk II" (LST(2)). Understanding the importance of large-scale production in bringing these ships to pass, a British attache was sent to the United States to secure manufacture of the new class.

Beginning in late 1943, LSTs began shipping additional antiaircraft armament. This typically brought the antiaircraft battery up to 3 to 5 40mm Bofors AA guns, 11 to 18 20mm guns, 4 to 18 machine guns, and one 3"/50 AA gun. By the end of the war, 8 …

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck. Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways.

The LST or Landing Ship Tank was the solution. The LST a large ocean-going vessel, and though they reputed to have a horrible ride, were capable of crossing the Pacific or Atlantic oceans with their own fuel stores. There were several classes of LST but the differences between them were fairly minor unless you want to get into the British made ...

2011年12月15日 · The LST is also armed with two 20mm six-barrelled M61 Vulcan gatling guns. Each gun can fire 4,000 to 6,000 rounds a minute. The Vulcan cannon provides close-point defence against fixed-wing aircraft as well as incoming anti-ship missiles and rockets.

For self-defense, the ship is armed with 1 x 76mm Dual Purpose (DP) gun, 6 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns (AA), 6 x 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, 2 x 0,50 caliber Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) and 4 x .30 caliber machine gun.