Navy Yearbook ...
Navy Yearbook ...

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Published: 1922

Total Pages: 1050

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"Embracing all acts authorizing the construction of ships of the "new navy" and a résumé of annual naval appropriation laws from 1883 ... With tables showing present naval strength, in ships and personnel, and cost of maintaining the navy of the United States, also statistics of foreign navies."

Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002

Author: Gordon L. Rottman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1782004890

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The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion. Through its history, the LST saw service from late 1942 until late 2002, when the US Navy decommissioned the USS Frederick (LST-1184), the last ship of its type. This book reveals the development and use of the LST, including its excellence beyond its initial design expectations.