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80-G-45671: Normany Invasion, Rhino Ferry, June 1944

80-G-45671: Normany Invasion, Rhino Ferry, June 1944 . “Rhino Ferries,” designed by Navy’s Civil Engineering Corps to bridge the gap between ship and shore, are pontoons powered by two outboard motors of 143 hp and complete with steering gear. Ferries are formed of 30 pontoons in length by 6’ wide, displaced approximately 275 tons, speed of about 4 knots and a shallower draft than LST’s. Joining pontoon cubes to make a Rhino Ferry. Seabees are given long hours of drill at pontoon assembly, until the process becomes almost second nature to them, invaluable when exploding bombs and shells make concentration difficult Photograph released June 6, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/9/9).
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Caption: Normany Invasion, Rhino Ferry, June 1944 . “Rhino Ferries,” designed by Navy’s Civil Engineering Corps to bridge the gap between ship and shore, are pontoons powered by two outboard motors of 143 hp and complete with steering gear. Ferries are formed of 30 pontoons in length by 6’ wide, displaced approximately 275 tons, speed of about 4 knots and a shallower draft than LST’s. Joining pontoon cubes to make a Rhino Ferry. Seabees are given long hours of drill at pontoon assembly, until the process becomes almost second nature to them, invaluable when exploding bombs and shells make concentration difficult Photograph released June 6, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/9/9).
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