www.onthewaymodels.com LCVP Detail Points

Article by - Al Magnus

Notes

• Photographs have been obtained from various web and book sources.
• Type designations/numbering are my own
• I have tried to use only period photographs as much as possible. Some pictures are of details found on replica LCVPs, or LCVPs currently in use, or preserved LCVPs at memorials - thus there is no guarantee that specific details on these LCVPs are valid. These are marked with an asterisk (*). In some cases period photos do not reveal specific details because they are in the water (e.g. rudder), so only preserved examples can be found. I'm still on the look out for period photographs confirming that details found on replica boats are indeed valid
• This page only shows specific individual differences found on the boats. I have no idea at this moment which of the details belong in specific combinations with each other.

Feature	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4	Type 5	Type 6	Comments
Ramp		(LCV)		*
Samson Post	Round Top w.One Bar	Square Top w.One Bar	Pyramid Top w.Two Bars*
Cleats	H Cleat*	T Cleat w.Hole	T Cleat without Hole	Circular Cleat with Bars
Engine Cover	Stepped*	Sloped* (Metal Hull LCVP)
Cable Guard	Completely Open*	Open w.Pulley Cover	Complete Cover	Cover w.Open Pulley*
Splash Board	Partial Hull Width	Full Hull Width w.Notches
Ramp Pulley Fore Support	Rounded Top	Rounded Front	Rhomboid (w.backwards L-Brace)	Hidden (Metal Hulled LCVP)	Clipped Rhomboid* (w.Triangle Brace)
Gunwale Pulley Bracket	Square	Diamond	Upside down U* (Metal Hulled LCVP)
Ribbing	Multiple Straight Ribs in Wood Hull	Multiple Angled Ribs in Wood Hull*	Few Straight Ribs & Braces (Metal Hulled LCVP)*
Rub Rail	Present	Absent
Appliqué Armour	Present	Absent
Rudder	Square with Rounded Edges*	Clipped Square with Rounded Edges w.Horizontal Braces* (Metal Hull)
Prop Support	Touches Skeg*	Does not touch Skeg*
Gunwale Braces	Angled Bar	Angled Bar & Sandwich combo	L-Bracket
Gun Tub	Front Shield only	Front & Back Shields
Bulkhead	Notched w.Recessed Panels* (Front of Stearing Position covered)	Solid w.Vertical Braces (Front of Stearing Position exposed)	Solid w.Large Beam* (Front of Stearing Position covered) (Metal Hull LCVP)	Notched w.Large Beam (Front of Stearing Position exposed)

Article Last Updated: 21 November 2012