Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel
NMUSN-5334: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), October 2023. The landing craft is being prepared for removal from the Cold War Gallery, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The LCVP has been on display since 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
LCVPs were invaluable to amphibious operations in Korea. During amphibious assaults, LCVPs carried the initial waves of marines or soldiers. They also helped evacuate wounded servicemen and refugees. A normal load for an LCVP was thirty-six men, one vehicle, or five tons of supplies. Over 20,000 wooden LCVPs were built in the 1940s and 1950s, but fewer than ten survive. The U.S.S. Constitution Maintenance and Repair Facility, Boston, Massachusetts, restored this LCVP in 1999. The LCVP will be stored at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch, Collection Management Facility, at Richmond, Virginia.
NMUSN-5333: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), October 2023. The landing craft is being prepared for removal from the Cold War Gallery, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The LCVP has been on display since 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
NMUSN-5335: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), October 2023. The landing craft is being prepared for removal from the Cold War Gallery, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The LCVP has been on display since 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
NMUSN-5336: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), October 2023. The landing craft is being prepared for removal from the Cold War Gallery, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The LCVP has been on display since 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
Being Delivered to the National Museum of the U.S. Navy
NMUSN-2074: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. This photograph shows the landing craft being brought into Building 70 (then the Cold War Gallery). Original is a “drug store” photograph. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection
NMUSN-2047: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. This photograph shows the landing craft being brought into Building 70 (then the Cold War Gallery). Original is a “drug store” photograph. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
NMUSN-2813: LCVP. The arrival of the LCVP is documented. The LCVP was delivered to the south end of Bldg. 70 when it was known as the Cold War Annex. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
NMUSN-2064: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, 1999. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. This photograph shows the landing craft being brought into Building 70 (then the Cold War Gallery). Original is a “drug store” photograph. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
Cold War Annex Display
NMUSN-1772: Cold War Annex, June 2001. This area was pre-Cold War Gallery, which opened officially in 2012. Note the LCVP. This area shows the landing craft along with graphic. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
Prior to Being on Display
NMUSN-2011: Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, 1999. The rusted frame of the landing craft awaits shipment for restoration. The Landing Craft on display in the Cold War Gallery is construction from two prior craft. One, from Key Bridge Marina in Dundalk, Maryland, which was used onboard USS Olgethorpe (AKA-100), NAB Little Creek, and then to USS Rankin (LKA-103). The other craft came from California. They were conserved and rebuilt from Naval Detachment, Boston. This photograph appears to be of the one at California. Original is a “drug store” photograph. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection
