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Commensurability mathematics - Commensurability in general. Generally, two quantities are commensurable if both can be measured in the same units. For example, a distance measured in miles and a quantity of water measured in gallons are incommensurable. A time measured in weeks and a time measured in minutes are commensurable because a week is a constant number of minutes (10080), so that one can convert between the two units by multiplying or dividing by 10080. Commensurabilit ...

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The tank landing ship (LST, for "Landing Ship, Tank") was created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and troops directly onto an unimproved shore. More than a thousand of these ships were laid down in the United States during WWII. Eighty were built in UK and Canada to a modified design and known as LST (3). Tank landing ship - Introduction. The British evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940 demonstrated to the Admiralty that th ...

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The British evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940 demonstrated to the Admiralty that the Allies needed relatively large, ocean-going ships capable of shore-to-shore delivery of tanks and other vehicles in amphibious assaults upon the continent of Europe. As an interim measure, three medium-sized tankers, built to pass over the restrictive bars of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, were selected for conversion because of their shallow draft. Bow doors and ramps were added to these ships which became the first tank landing ships, LST (1). They later proved ...

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LST-1 Class Specifications: Displacement: unloaded: 1,780 t (1,600 t), fully loaded: 3,880 t (3,500 t) Length: 328 ft (100 m) Beam: 50 ft (15 m) Draft unloaded: bow 2 ft 4 in (0.7 m); stern 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) loaded:   bow 8 ft 2 in (2.5 m); stern 14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h) Complement: 8 to 10 officers, 100 to 115 enlisted; Troop Capacity: approx. 140 officers and enli ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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LST-1 Class Specifications: Displacement: unloaded: 1,780 t (1,600 t), fully loaded: 3,880 t (3,500 t) Length: 328 ft (100 m) Beam: 50 ft (15 m) Draft unloaded: bow 2 ft 4 in (0.7 m); stern 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) loaded:   bow 8 ft 2 in (2.5 m); stern 14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h) Complement: 8 to 10 officers, 100 to 115 enlisted; Troop Capacity: approx. 140 officers and enlisted; Boats: 2-6 LCV ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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From their combat debut in the Solomon Islands in June 1943 until the end of the hostilities in August 1945, the LSTs performed a vital service in World War II. They participated in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and southern France in the European Theater and were an essential element in the island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific which culminated in the liberation of the Philippines and the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The LST proved to be a remarkably versatile ship. A number of them were converted to become landing ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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In three separate acts dated 6 February 1942, 26 May 1943, and 17 December 1943, Congress provided the authority for the construction of LSTs along with a host of other auxiliaries, destroyer escorts, and assorted landing craft. The enormous building program quickly gathered momentum. Such a high priority was assigned to the construction of LSTs that the keel of an aircraft carrier, previously laid in the dock, was hastily removed to make place for several LSTs to be built in her stead. The keel of the first LST was laid down on 10 June 1942 ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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So successful had been the design and production of LST (2), described above, and so much needed were such vessels for British operations, that it was decided to build a further 80 of them in UK and Canada to be available in the Spring of 1945. Two major problems made redesign necessary. The locomotive type diesel engines were not available and welding facilities were scarce. Staff wanted more power and higher speeds if possible. The only engines available were very heavy steam reciprocating engines designed for frigates and delivering two a ...

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The end of World War II left the Navy with a huge inventory of amphibious ships. Hundreds of these were scrapped or sunk, and most of the remaining ships were put in "mothballs" to be preserved for the future. Additionally, many of the LSTs were demilitarized and sold to the private sector, along with thousands of other transport ships, contributing to a major downturn in shipbuilding in the United States following the war. World War II era LSTs have become somewhat ubiquitous, and have found a number of novel commercial uses, inc ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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