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LCVP's

The LCVP was the backbone of every Allied landing!

I SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY (64-68) AS A 2nd CLASS BOATSWAIN'S MATE ABOARD THE USS WASHBURN AKA-108. I RECEIVED MY TRAINING IN "PAPA" AND "MIKE" BOATS AT THE CORONADO AMPHIBIOUS BASE IN SAN DIEGO. WE MADE SEVERAL WEST-PAC DEPLOYMENTS TO VIET-NAM WHERE WE OFF LOADED PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT DURING CONDITION 1-ALPHA. WE RAN THESE BOATS UP THE DONG-HA, HUE AND CUA-VIET RIVERS. THE MODEL IS PAINTED IN THE VIET-NAM ERA PAINT SCHEME.

Italeria LCVP's        Kit#AX108     12" long   $59.95 very detailed

LCVP built by JAMES MONSEN (U.S. NAVY, BM/2, EXPERT ASSUALT BOAT COXSWAIN)

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

Additional Resources:

The Website for the LCVP

• 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

Last updated: May 27, 2000

Compiled and formatted by Patrick Clancey
(see the Main Page for sources and methodology)

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