What were the boats used in traveling from the ships to the beach called on the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach?

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Heres the picture of one from the insideWhat were the boats used in traveling from the ships to the beach called on the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach?
They were called Higgins Boats which was the name of the company who built them down in New Orleans during the war
ah, what're you looking at there is an LSV, meaning Landing Ship and Vehicle, since they not only transported men but tanks and artillery as well. You may find a list of all LSV's used in WWII here:



http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ship鈥?/a>What were the boats used in traveling from the ships to the beach called on the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach?
Generic term Landing Craft, the image you link to is wrongly attributed an LST (Landing Ship Tank) which it certainly isn't.
They were generally referred to as "Landing Craft" or "Higgins Boat"



The technical name is LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)What were the boats used in traveling from the ships to the beach called on the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach?
Landing boats.
Barges that carried troops