WW2 LANDING CRAFT @ BEESTON MARINA

We are looking for infomation on this landing craft, the serial number on the side is PA26-25,the craft is moored @ beeston marina on the river trent in nottingham, ENGLAND.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• WW2
• LANDING
• CRAFT

[beestonmarina]

not for sale, it was featured on east midlands today on 17/08/08 and is currently on their website if you click on "most recent episode"

[banjajohn]

It great to see these muti-purpose watercraft again. I served as an Assaultboat Coxswain aboard the USS Chilton APA-38 from 1963 to 1966. The LCVP & LCM are both well-built and sturdy sea going vessels. We would depart from the ship miles from shore loaded with troops and/or equipment and land on the beach in waves. Many hours were spent out there in all kinds of weather. It is a part of my life that I am proud of, it helped to make me who I am. . Need more videos to watch also.

[magicbrainman]

Dad's last LCVP was a 1944 model He and his father used to buy them in Virginia as surplus and towed one with one down the intercoastal waterway from Norfolk where they were sold in 1947. APA-89 The Frederick Fuston had a number of these LCVP's carried on the deck as well as the larger twin engined landing craft. One magazine I found stated that the LCVP was sold as cheap as 25.00 by the government after WWII. The surplus selling price was probably as low as 1200.00 in the 50's or 60's.

[magicbrainman]

My Dad Leroy Carver was a crewmember on PA 89-20 aboard APA-89 the troop transport Frederick Funston which saw action in the Italian and pacific "campaigns." He bought these craft after the war and used them to get their engines or as tugs and fuel carriers for his sand dredge which also had a fully intact LCVP grey marine engine and trans below deck. Sadly my brother who went in business with Dad sold his last fully functioning one in early 80's for a mere 2500.00,

[Skytroop]

See youtube video 6gpJh6q4jDM

[seanicky]

This GRP LCVP was imported from the USA for the filming of Saving Private Ryan. After filming it was bought by a marine breakers, H.Pound in Portsmouth. few years later it was bought by a company that supplies military vehicles to the film industry. My company refurbished it and added timber frames to make it look like an earlier wooden one. It was supplied to CH4 for the 50th anniversary film 'D-Day'. See my website for more pics nick gates co uk............................­...........

[seanicky]

.....after filming it was launched for Meridian TV for an interview with a veteran. We repaired the vandalised engine and used her for a summer, taking her up the Solent. She also did a weekend in Bristol docks. The Detroit 2 stroke engine is a real beast and needs ear defenders! So, this is GRP, it did not go to Normandy, but it is a real Higgins boat, one of very few up and running! Its great fun to drive, very manouverable, but you need to be strong to get that ramp back up!

[samipso]

That must have been a cool sight.