Landing Ship Tank

Landing Ship Tank (LST) foi uma designação militar de navios de guerra utilizados em sua maioria durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial pelas tropas aliadas para dar apoio às operações anfíbias, podendo desembarcar diretamente no fronte uma quantidade significativa de armamentos, veículos e tropas.

Um navio de desembarque Aliado despejando equipamentos na costa da França, em 1944.

A maioria destes, mais de mil embarcações, foram lançados pelos EUA, outros 8 foram construídos pelo Canadá e pela Grã-Bretanha.

Ver também

• Lista de LST

Bibliografia

• Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J.J. (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. [S.l.: s.n.]  !CS1 manut: Nomes múltiplos: lista de autores (link)
• Niedermair, John C. (1982). «As I Recall...Designing the LST». United States Naval Institute Proceedings 
• Wyckoff, Don P., Colonel USMC (1982). «Let There Be Built Great Ships...». United States Naval Institute Proceedings  !CS1 manut: Nomes múltiplos: lista de autores (link)
• Selected Papers On British Warship Design In World War - From The Transactions Of The Royal Institute Of Naval Architects, Conways Maritime Press, 1947, reprinted 1983. ISBN 0 85177 284 6
• Baker, R. (1947) Ships of the Invasion Fleet. Proceeding of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, Vol. 89 pp. 59–72.
• Brown, D.K. (Ed.), The Design And Construction Of British Warships 1939-1945, Vol 3 Amphibious Warfare Vessels And Auxiliaries. ISBN 0 85177 675 2
• Brown, D.K. (Ed.), The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939–1945 The Official Record, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1996. pp 73–80.
• Carter, Geoffrey, Crises Do Happen - The Royal Navy And Operation Musketeer, Suez 1956, Maritime Books, 2006.
• Cowsill, Miles, By Road Across The Sea - The History Of Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, Ferry Publications 1990. ISBN 1 871947 07 3
• Ladd, J.D., Assault From The Sea 1939-1945, ISBN 0 7153 6937-7
• Lenton, H.T., Warships of the British and Commonwealth Navies 1966, Ian Allan Publishing, 1971.
• Lovering, Tristan, Amphibious Assault, Manoeuvre from the sea, Seafarer Books. ISBN 13; 9780955024351
• Macdermott, Brian, Ships Without Names - The Story of The Royal Navy’s Tank Landing Ships In World War Two, Arms & Armour 1992. ISBN 1-85409-126-3
• Marriott, Leo, Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990, Ian Allan 1985. ISBN 0 7110 1561 9
• New Vanguard 115, Osprey Publishing
• Rottman, Gordon L., Landing Ship Tank (LST) 1942-2002, New Vanguard, 2005. ISBN 1 84176 923 1
• Speller, Ian, The Role of Amphibious warfare in British Defence Policy, 1945-56, Cormorant Security Series, Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80097-4

Ligações externas

• Ship Tour LST325 in Evansville, Indiana
• DANFS: TANK LANDING SHIPS (LST)
• InsideLST.com
• United States LST Association website
• The American Amphibious Forces Association
• History of LSTs
• The US LST Ship Memorial