A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto a low-slope beach with no docks or piers. The shallow draft and bow doors and ramps enabled amphibious assaults on almost any beach.

The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service. More recent LSTs were named on launching.

The LST-325—the last fully operational WWII Landing Ship Tank (LST)—is open for tours seasonally throughout the year in her home port of Evansville, Indiana. Her crew of volunteers shares the history of these incredible vessels, the men and women who built them, and those who served on them.

中海級戰車登陸艦，舊稱為 中字號戰車登陸艦[1]，為 美國 在 第二次世界大戰 建造的LST二型 戰車登陸艦。 简称L.S.T，俗称“開口笑”。 隸屬 海軍一五一艦隊。 LST二型有 LST-1級 （英语：USS LST-1） 、 LST-491級 （英语：USS LST-491） 與 奇蘭郡級 （英语：USS Chelan County (LST-542)） 三級，但外觀上無明顯區分。 艦首装有两扇门，能左右张开，另设活动跳板，位于两门之后。 艦体四周有双层夹壁，艦身中部成一统长方形大舱，无支柱，专供装运戰車、士兵之用 …

The LST, short for "Landing Ship, Tank", came about after the Dunkirk evacuation demonstrated a dire need for large seafaring transports for large vehicles.

2019年6月6日 · The culprit was a little-appreciated and seldom-admired type of naval craft known as the Landing Ship, Tank, or LST — the shortage of which very nearly upset the entire operation.

Landing ship, tank (LST), naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to disembark military forces …

The Landing Ship, Tank (L.S.T.) was a wartime vessel created by the Allies during World War II. At that time, it was the largest ship among the many that made up the newly created Amphibious Forces.

There were four (4) TYPES of sea going vessels listed by Allied Nations of World War II to become known as Landing ship, tank or the LST. Only the Type II were exclusively built in United States shipyards. The Prototype (British conversion), Type I and Type III LST designs were built in Commonwealth shipyards in England, Ireland or Canada.

The LST program was developed in response to a need for armored infantry divisions in invasions by sea. England's failed invasion at Dunkirk prompted Prime Minister Winston Churchill to request that the United States design a ship that was large enough to traverse an ocean, but with provisions to quickly and efficiently unload armored vehicles ...