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Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Landing_Craft,_Vehicle,_Personnel
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:marine
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:LCVP
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Higgins_boat
gptkbp:armament
2 x .30 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Higgins_Industries
Barrett & Hilp
Consolidated Builders
gptkbp:capacity
36 troops
1 vehicle
gptkbp:carries
industrial equipment
vehicles
troops
gptkbp:category
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:crew
3
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:Andrew_Higgins
gptkbp:draught
3 feet
gptkbp:engineType
gptkb:Gray_Marine_diesel_engine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel
gptkbp:influenced
modern amphibious landing craft
gptkbp:introduced
1941
gptkbp:length
36 feet
gptkbp:material
gptkb:steel
plywood
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:D-Day_Normandy_landings
Pacific Theater landings
gptkbp:numberBuilt
over 20,000
gptkbp:primaryUse
amphibious landing
gptkbp:retired
post-World War II
gptkbp:speed
12 knots
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:width
10 feet 10 inches
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:LCVP
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8