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General links: Landing craft
The Higgins Boat Project www.higginsboat.org Andrew Higgins was the inventor of the most famous Second World War landing craft design as seen in Saving Private Ryan. Eisenhower proclaimed him as the man who won the war. LST and Landing Craft Association www.lstlandingcraftassoc.org/main.html A members' site that has some excellent photographs of LST (Landing Ship, Tank) landing craft used in the Second World War. A booklist on the subject may also be downloaded. LST – Landing Ship www.insidelst.com General landing craft information with description of the designs and interior spaces within the LSTs built during the Second World War. Know Your Boat www.boat-ed.com/sc/course/p1-2_hulltype.htm Looks at different hull types and their advantages and disadvantages. 'Labour' to 'Lutine' www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/4754.html The Royal Navy's great online dictionary of matelots' slang, including landing craft. |
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General links: Propulsion
Cavitation www.fact-index.com/c/ca/cavitation.html Find out here about cavitation which can occur with both propeller and paddle propulsion and can also cause problems in pump technology. Development of the Propeller www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/prophist.htm Offers a timeline of the development of the propeller from 400BC. Propeller Propulsion http://wright.nasa.gov/airplane/propeller.html The Glenn Research Center at NASA provides diagrams and information on the physics involved in propeller propulsion. Word IQ – Paddle Steamer www.wordiq.com/definition/Paddle_wheel Offers a definition of paddle steamers and gives an historical overview. |
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