The soldiers were killed in a mine blast aboard a Coast Guard landing craft headed for Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – When people think of the United States Navy, they think of battleships or carriers, but there are smaller and still important utility boats and landing craft utility that ...

DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Their official designation was Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, or LCVP. Usually, they were just called Landing Craft. Sometimes they were called Higgins boats after their ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with naval and air support to land behind German lines at Anzio and to cut off ...

Australian Defence Forces yesterday described Nigeria’s custom-made logistics vessel, NNS KADA, a Landing Ship Tank (LST), as the best in the world. Director-General, Platforms of the Australian ...