landing ship, tank: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	LST • tank landing ship

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American LST (Landing Ship, Tank). Normandy invasion, World War II, WWII, D-Day

Two 2.5-ton trucks are driven down the ramp of a landing ship, tank (LST). The ship has been left “dried out” on the sand by the ebb tide and will be refloated at the next high tide.

Two U.S. Coast Guard-manned landing ships with open ramps are beached at Leyte Island, Philippines, as soldiers unload supplies and equipment onto the shore during World War II.

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