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The guideline that I am
using to define a replica is that the LCVP was built after World War Two, and
is intended for display use only.
Owner: The National WWII Museum
Location: New Orleans, LA
Date of Photos: March 2018
This replica was built by volunteers at the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans,
LA. It is now on display at the entrance to the museum.
What is interesting about this replica is that it is not like any of the
known LCVPs I have personally visited or seen in contemporary or most
historical photos. However, there appears to be one historical
photo that shows an LCVP similar to this one. See below for more details. Author's
photo.
Note that towards the bow area of the
boat, it is not flat and there is a sharp angle where it changes. All
of the LCVPs I have seen to date in several different museums all have
flat sides. All but one World War Two photos of LCVPs show flat sides.
The museum is reported to have used original Higgins engineering
drawings to make the replica. These apparently were not the same
drawings used during World War Two for the majority of the LCVPs built
during World War Two. Without the flat sides, it would
be difficult to mount the quarter-inch thick armor plates to the side of
this boat. Author's photo.
USPA-89-11 looks like it has the kink in the
side. It also appears to have a rounded transom, which would
indicate this LCVP was built by Higgins Industries. Maybe there
was a short-lived engineering change that had the non-flat side.
This is a mystery.
Also different is the kink in the interior
bulkhead about one-third the way up. Other World War Two LCVPs don't
have this. Author's photo.
A partial hull number can be seen behind the
fire extinguisher. Author's photo.
Owner: Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial
Location: Columbus, NE
Date of Photos: Unknown
Comments: This is a steel replica with a kinked hull similar
to the wooden replica at the National WWII Museum.
Owner: Utah Beach Memorial Museum
Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France
Date of Photos: Various
Comments: This is an identical or very similar steel replica
to the one in Columbus, NE. It was built by Duo-Lift of Columbus,
NE and was dedicated at the Utah Beach Memorial Museum in June 2015.
This shows the steel replica under
construction at Duo-Lift.
Behlen Manufacturing of Columbus, NE packed the replica for
shipment.
Note that this replica has the unusual
bent or kinked side of the boat, just like the wooden replica in New Orleans
and steel replica in Columbus, NE.
The builder apparently used the same engineering drawings that were used
for the New Orleans replica.
The boat is now an outside display at Utah
Beach in Normandy.
Owner: Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
Location:
Brussels, Belgium
Comments: There is a report of a replica LCVP at this museum
and a partial photo of the interior of an LCVP. A search of key
words pertaining to the LCVP on the museum's website yielded no results.
Owner: Camp Gordon Johnston Museum
Location: Carrabelle Beach, FL
Date of Photos: Unknown
Comments: This is a half-size replica of the LCVP. I was
unaware of what looks like a cool military museum on the Florida
panhandle. I look forward to visiting the museum and its mini-LCVP
on a future trip. I found it interesting that the several
rotating photos on the top of the museum's website actually show LCVs
rather than LCVPs, making training landings at Camp Gordon Johnston. To
the un-initiated, this is a common error.
Photo courtesy of Jody High and
RoadsideAmerica.com.
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