Scale: 1:24

Length: 18.75" inches
Beam: 5.75" inches

The Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins of Louisiana, based on Boat and Ship Models/Boats-Sail made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 20,000 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees. Constructed from plywood, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat could ferry a platoon-sized complement of 36 men to shore at 12 mph (19 km/h). Men generally entered the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's bow ramp.