The Second World War saw all sorts of material being created to get into combat as soon as possible. Ships were still the norm for transporting large amounts of troops and supplies to combat zones.

Higgins manufactured more than 20,000 boats during his decades-long career. His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific ...

Ukraine says it has hit two landing ships, a communications centre ... using as many as 10 missiles and three unmanned boats. It caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard.