Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP)
aka: "Higgins Boats"

Additional Resources

• Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II, by Jerry Strahan (ISBN: 0807123390)
• History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Vol. I, Chapter 3: The Development of Landing Craft
• Higgins Boat Project (reproduction built for National D-Day Museum)

• Displacement: 18,000 lbs. (light)
• Length: 36'3"
• Beam: 10'10"
• Draft: 3' aft, 2'2" forward
• Speed: 9 knots
• Armament: 2 .30-cal m.g.
• Complement: 3
• Capacity: 36 troops or 6,000 lb. vehicle or 8,100 lb. general cargo
• 225 hp. Diesel (gray) or 250 hp. gasoline (Hall-Scott) engines

Additional Links:

• For additional photos, see the Main Page.
• For crew lists, and reunions see the Main Page.
• For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.