LCRL
Encyclopedia
The LCRL or LCR (Landing Craft Rubber Large) was an inflatable boat
which could carry ten men that was used by the USMC
and US Army from 1938 to 1945. 10,125 LCRLs were made during World War II
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Inflatable boat
An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. On boats longer than , the floor often consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed...
which could carry ten men that was used by the USMC
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
and US Army from 1938 to 1945. 10,125 LCRLs were made during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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