Post AXvqyN5yBP5WC9ebPE by ColmDonoghue@mastodon.ie
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 (DIR) Post #AXvqhyeBJTAdjkq42K by todayilearned@noc.social
       2023-07-21T21:51:12Z
       
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       TIL that the landing craft used by the US during D-Day (and in much of WWII) were made mostly of plywood and initially designed for trappers, oil drillers and rum runners. The Navy started using them when they found the boats outperformed their own designs.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCVP_(United_States)https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/156155x/til_that_the_landing_craft_used_by_the_us_during/
       
 (DIR) Post #AXvqyN5yBP5WC9ebPE by ColmDonoghue@mastodon.ie
       2023-07-21T21:54:07Z
       
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       @todayilearned I'm learning that plywood was around then today
       
 (DIR) Post #AXvrnFOoYYDJ5wjBfE by mike805@noc.social
       2023-07-21T22:03:20Z
       
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       @todayilearned They were used for offshore oil after the war, some with genuine bullet holes in them.