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Q: How many men could fit in one Higgins landing boat?
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Where were the landing crafts built?

Almost all of the American Infantry Landing craft were built at Higgins Boat Company in New Orleans and nearby boatyards. Many similar LCI's were built all over Britain.


How many landing crafts were used on the D Day invasion?

There where over 5,000 Higgins [ landing crafts] used on D-Day.


What were the landing craft called that were used in the invasion of d-day?

There are many different types of landing craft, and many of them were used in the amphibious assault on Normandy. There were even some specially modified craft designed to carry guns for extra support, such as the Landing Craft Gun, the Landing Craft Rocket, and the Landing Craft Assault. Here is a list of several different types.LBW: Landing Barge.LCA: Landing Craft, Assault.LCE: Landing Craft, Equipment.LCF: Landing Craft, Flak.LCI: Landing Craft, Infantry.LCI (L): Landing Craft, Infantry (Light).LCOCU: Landing Craft, Obstacle Clearance Unit.LCM: Landing Craft, Medium.LCR: Landing Craft, Rockets.LCT: Landing Craft, Tank.LCT (A): Landing Craft Transport, Assault.LCT (R): Landing Craft Transport, Rocket.LCV: Landing Craft, Vehicle.LCVP: Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel.LO: Liaison Officer.LSI: Landing Ship, Infantry.LST: Landing Ship, Tank.


How many people can fit in an Higgins boat?

I think about 30 or 40 men in full gear, at least as far as I know from studying WWII.


What could happen on a boat?

Many, many things.


What type of boats were used for the British soldiers to travel to France in world war 1?

The Brits developed their own Landing Craft Tank (LCT) MK1 and II in 1940. Those were used in early British landing operations. After the US entered the war the MK III, IV, V and VI were jointly developed and built by the US and Britain from 1942 onward. The Brits developed the Landing Craft Machinery LCM in 1924 it was upgraded many times and used through WWII adopted by the US Army, the LCM was primarily for delivering large amounts of cargo to the beaches. The USMC used the Higgins Boat, LCP-Landing Craft Personnel and LCVP (Vehicles and Personnel in the Pacific theatre). The only difference was the width of the ramp, the LCVP having a wider ramp. The British/Australians purchased some number of LCPL's-Landing Craft Personnel Large from the Higgins factory in Louisiana.


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How deep could a U boat dive in how many seconds?

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Is the size of the boat important?

yes its important because its only the size of the boat that determines how many people could be there on it, or larger the size of the boat, larger will be the no. of people on it.


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