Landing Craft Assault
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landing-craft-assault-188-9897523
title:
Landing Craft Assault
text:
Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores. The craft derived from a prototype designed by John I. Thornycroft Ltd. of Woolston, Hampshire, UK. During the war it was manufactured throughout the United Kingdom in places as various as small boatyards and furniture manufacturers. Typically constructed of hardwood planking and selectively clad with armour plate, this shallo
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description:
Landing craft used extensively in World War II
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Assault
date created:
2005-10-23T13:33:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:59:42Z
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