"LST History" Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Apr 2020 10:34 p.m. PST |
"The LST program was developed in response to a need for armored infantry divisions in invasions by sea. England's failed invasion at Dunkirk prompted Prime Minister Winston Churchill to request that the United States design a ship that was large enough to traverse an ocean, but with provisions to quickly and efficiently unload armored vehicles and personnel on an unimproved beach. The resulting ship design proved to be among the most successful in the history of the Navy. The ships were designed with an innovative ballast system which allowed the flat-bottomed ships to sit lower in the water during ocean transit for seaworthiness purposes, then, by pumping the ballast tanks dry, to raise up in the water, facilitating shallow-draft landing operations. The ballast system was adapted from the systems used by fleet submarines…"
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Fitzovich  | 11 Apr 2020 8:31 a.m. PST |
Thanks for posting. My Father served on an LST in the Pacific during WWII. I have always found them to be interesting ships. |
| jsmcc91 | 11 Apr 2020 9:52 a.m. PST |
We have a LST that is docked by where I live. It is neat to walk through it. |
| Tango01 | 11 Apr 2020 11:26 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
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| Dn Jackson | 11 Apr 2020 4:08 p.m. PST |
My father spent time on LSTs in the Marine Corps, (1955-1977). He hates them. Says they roll…. a lot. |
| Tango01 | 12 Apr 2020 4:40 p.m. PST |
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| Murvihill | 13 Apr 2020 2:11 p.m. PST |
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ScottWashburn  | 16 Apr 2020 9:48 a.m. PST |
"England's failed invasion at Dunkirk…"? |
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