Amphibious Ships

A photo showing landing operations at Lingayan Gulf on December 7, 1944. On the right a LCM is being unloaded on the beach and in the left middle distance USS LST-555 is unloading to a causway extended from the beach while further back USS LST-700 is also unloading. This photo illustrates how different painters interpreted the camouflage drawings and instructions, both LST's are in camouflage 31/18L.

Photo source: NARA 80-G-321962.