Landing Ship Tank

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

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.

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