LCVP Mark II

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Landing Ship Tank
gptkbp:armament nan
gptkbp:associatedWith Amphibious operations
gptkbp:built 1942
gptkbp:capacity 36 troops
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:decommissioned Post_World_War_II
gptkbp:design Beach landings
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Andrew_Higgins
gptkbp:draft 2 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engineType Gasoline engine
gptkbp:famousFor D-Day landings
gptkbp:fate Surplus or scrapped
gptkbp:height 3 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Military operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key in amphibious warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LCVP Mark II
gptkbp:influenced Modern landing craft design
gptkbp:influencedBy World_War_II_tactics
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:legacy Amphibious assault craft development
gptkbp:length 36 feet 10 inches
gptkbp:material Wood and metal
gptkbp:notableOperations D-Day landings
gptkbp:numberBuilt Over 20,000
gptkbp:operationalRange Shallow waters
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:primaryFunction Cargo transport
Troop transport
gptkbp:propulsion Gasoline engine
gptkbp:range 200 nautical miles
gptkbp:relatedTo Higgins boat
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:LCAC
Modern landing craft
gptkbp:role Amphibious assault
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
1944
gptkbp:speed 6 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:LCVP_Mark_III
gptkbp:transportation Equipment
Vehicles
Supplies
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Operation Husky
Operation Dragoon
Operation Shingle
Operation Chromite
Operation Blue Light
gptkbp:width 10 feet 8 inches