large infantry landing ship
71Coastal minehunter — Coastal Minehunters are ships that are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom mines from vital waterways. Coastal minehunters are generally smaller and with lower sea keeping and endurance than ocean going minehunters. They are …
72Coastal minesweeper — is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea. Because of its small size usually less than 100 feet in length and construction wood as opposed to …
73Naval drifter — British drifters sailing from their base in the Adriatic to the Otranto Barrage A naval drifter is a boat built along the lines of a commercial fishing drifter but fitted out for naval purposes. The use of naval drifters is paralleled by the use… …
74HMS Glengyle — was an infantry landing ship of the Royal Navy. She saw service in the Second World War, formally known as a Landing Ship Infantry Large (LSI(L)).Design and conversion Glengyle was built by Caledon Shipbuilding Engineering Company, Dundee for the …
75USS Skimmer (AMCU-41) — USS Skimmer (AMCU 41/LCIL 1093) was an sclass|LCI(L) 351|landing craft infantry built for the U.S. Navy for the task of landing troops in combat areas.The second ship to be named Skimmer by the Navy was laid down as LCI(L) 1093 , a large,… …
76USS LCI(L)-652 — USS Accentor (LCI(L) 652/LSIL 652/AMCU 15) was an sclass|LCI(L) 351|landing craft infantry in the service of the United States Navy, named after the accentor bird.She was laid down as the unnamed LCI(L) 652 on 10 June 1944 at Barber, New Jersey… …
77USS Rail (AMCU-37) — USS Rail (LCI(L) 1022/AMCU 37/MHC 37) was an amphibious ship, later converted to a minelayer, in the United States Navy. Rail was laid down as LCI(L) 1022 by the Albina Engine Machinery Works, Portland, Oregon, 3 March 1944; launched 17 April… …
78USS Accentor — Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Accentor , after the Accentor, a bird most notably the hedge sparrow.* The USS|Accentor|AMc 36, was a coastal minesweeper and the lead ship of the Accentor class.* The USS|Accentor|LCIL 652, was …
79HMAS Westralia — There have been two ships in the Royal Australian Navy to be named HMAS Westralia :*The first Westralia was initially an armed merchant cruiser, which was converted into an infantry landing ship during the Second World War. *The second Westralia… …
80Westralia — is a common contraction of Western Australia. Specific uses include: *The first HMAS Westralia was initially an armed merchant cruiser, which was converted into an infantry landing ship during the Second World War. *The second HMAS Westralia was… …
