Stone Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Do any Landing Craft (Assault) still survive? Was having a chat with my granddad (an ex-Royal Marine who piloted one in Burma) and he said he'd seen piles of them being burned as scrap after the war - but were any preserved? Look awkward as anything to drive, mind! Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I do not know of a complete LCA, but there is the front of one in the Museum at Arromanche. They were plywood construction and didn't last, but they had Ford V8 engines, hence my interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Was it a LCA that was for sale on Milweb in France last year? It needed a restoration but it was all there shape-wise, the metal work was present but I don't know about the engine. With ply construction it would have been be a breeze to restore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I think it was a LCVP (what does that stand for?), with a Gray marine engine (Detroit 2 stroke 6 cyl). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I think it was a LCVP (what does that stand for?), with a Gray marine engine (Detroit 2 stroke 6 cyl). Landing craft vehicle and personnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 scan down the Naval Topic page and you'll find LCVP Grandchamp Maisy or use the link http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=13007 There used to be one at the Historic Warships Museum in Liverpool. Unfortunately the museum folded. The U-Boat was moved to a new site after being cut into four piece and now is the main exhibit at a new museum. HMS Onyxs was towed to Barrow I do believe, to be put on show at the Barrow shipyard. What happened to the LCVP and the other exhibits I know not. H1HU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) Has any one got some pictures of a landing craft assault, as if the size is right I might make one? for the Sugarloaf Creek. I have now done some research and one is buildable at 3mx12.5m or to fit on a trailer 5/6 scale 10.5mx2.5m which makes it trailable with out a permit. All I need is some plans or a hint of were I can get some plans. Edited November 7, 2009 by Shakey985 spelling and added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bystander Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Has any one got some pictures of a landing craft assault, as if the size is right I might make one? for the Sugarloaf Creek. I have now done some research and one is buildable at 3mx12.5m or to fit on a trailer 5/6 scale 10.5mx2.5m which makes it trailable with out a permit. All I need is some plans or a hint of were I can get some plans. As a first port of call I would suggest the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/collections/by-type/ship-plans/. I belive that there have been several books on the subject published (none of which I own, so I cannot make any recommendations I am afraid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpltomo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) Still see a couple of landing craft moored down between southampton and portsmouth i a ship yard as you go over a bridge on the motorway. Cant remeber the exact location. He also had what looked a a old mtb in there but didn't see that last time i was that way. Google earth location N50deg53'13.56 w1deg17'50.1 Edited November 8, 2009 by cpltomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Google earth location N50deg53'13.56 w1deg17'50.1 Thanks for that, here's a link if anyone wants to look (might save you 30 seconds!) Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpltomo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks for that, here's a link if anyone wants to look (might save you 30 seconds!) Stone Thanks can never get google earth links to work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) For reference, you can jump to a known lat/long in Google Maps by searching for it with spaces between the groups and a comma in the middle. Exampe: For 51 degrees 15 minutes 25 seconds north / 1 degree 10 minutes 20 seconds east enter "51 15 25, 1 10 20"; for south or west of the meridians put a minus sign in the right place. Should give you a random spot in some fields near Margate. HTH Stone Edited November 8, 2009 by Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerman Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 hi the only landing craft at locks heath on the hamble beside the m27 was a 1945 lcm which was 57ft long and 16ft wide and had twin detroit diesels had a excavator in it ! got weighed in for scrap about a year go the owner refused many offers to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathJr Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Many years ago there was a replica of the front end of an LCA at the D-Day Museum in Southsea, which I believe still has it's LCVP. They were also far more numerous than the Higgin's Boat (LCVP) during Overlord, due to the majority of the LCVP's being used in the Pacific. RM and RN crewed LCA's landed the US Rangers at Point du Hoc and at Dog Green on Omaha beach. Here's a pic of one http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/landing/lca1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Glasser Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I photographed this on Lundy Island a few years ago, anyone know what it is? It looks cobbled up to me, but what do I know!! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lundytom Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The vessel pictured above was called the Shurn and was used to transport good's and passenger's from our boat to the shore. It was built in Ilfracombe, the wheel's are undriven. It used to pull itself ashore using a large deck mounted winch. It became obsoleate when the jetty was instaled and was last seen around the Torridge river by Bideford. A vessel bassed in Bideford is the Severn Sins It is Ibelive an old LCV. I have attached a picture of it off Putsbourgh beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 assuming the landing craft you mean are Higgins boats which I think are the only wooden ones there are quite a few survivors in Normandy ,1 at the Utah beach museum 1 at the Omaha bech museum 2 at a privately owned museum above Omaha 1 at Battery Maisy and 1 at Arromanches as well as 1 that was displayed at the Isle of Wight tank museum and 1 owned by a movie prop company who also own the IOW 1 I think.Plus there was one displayed on a roundabout on the south coast somewhere which I believe was discussed on here previously. For more info on these boats search the higgins boat project on the web hope this helps Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Well I ordered the plans, so I will have to wait and see what I get in reply, but you might see a Landing craft Assault at Corowa and crusing the Murray River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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