page_title: List of World War II vessel types of the United States
section_title: Amphibious warfare type
hierarchical_section_title: List of World War II vessel types of the United States / Navy / Amphibious warfare type
context_page_description: This is a List of World War II vessel types of the United States using during World War II. This list includes submarines, battleships, minelayers, oilers, barges, pontoon rafts and other types of water craft, boats and ships. As of 2014 this list is not complete.
context_section_description: Amphibious warfare vessels include all ships with organic capability for amphibious warfare and which have characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas.  There are two classifications of craft: amphibious warfare ships which are built to cross oceans, and landing craft, which are designed to take troops from ship to shore in an invasion. Some vessels called "landing ships" did not have the capability to off-load troops and supplies onto beaches; they were just transports or command-and-control vessels.
caption: LST disembark M4 Sherman tanks and other vehicles during the invasion of Noemfoor Island, 1944.
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