D-Day landing craft engines

[jenevers]

Anyone know which engines were used by the British craft?

[RLWP]

Who built them? Some stuff about LCM : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Mechanized

 

Probably LCM 3s: http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/landing_craft_mechanized.htm

 

Richard

Edited February 12, 2016 by RLWP

[Markinaboat]

I googled and it seems there were various types. However the most common for landing 36 troops had 2 X Ford 65hp V8 petrol engines.

 

https://worldwartwostories.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/d-day-landing-craft/

Edited February 12, 2016 by Markinaboat

[RLWP]

I'm wrong - LCM 1s: http://www.combinedops.com/601%20LCM%20FLOTILLA.htm

 

 

 

They were driven by 2-shaft Thorneycroft or Chrysler petrol motors producing around 120 brake horse power and a speed of just over 7 knots.

 

Richard

[John V]

don't know about all, as there was umpteen versions but the LCA's built by Thorneycroft mostly had Thorneycroft V8's (based on the ubiquitous Ford V8)

[BEngo]

Which craft did you have in mind? There are a huge variety from the smaller LCA (Landing Craft Assault, 30 Blokes or a Jeep ), through the LCT (Landing Craft Tank- 3-5 Sherman sized tanks) to the LST (Landing Ship Tank or Large Slow Target- 13 tanks or lots of blokes or lots of 'stuff'). All had variations, such as the rocket firing craft. Most of the smaller stuff was petrol engined IIRC.

 

A lot of the landing craft were actually US built to UK designs- so would have had US engines.

 

N

[TimYoung]

I read a book about the LCTs. They had Detroit engines.

Tim

[Tony Dunkley]

Anyone know which engines were used by the British craft?

 

I remember my father telling me that the LCT's that he was on had two 6 or 8 cylinder Paxman Ricardo engines, which used the Ricardo "Comet" combustion chamber design, later to be found in such as the ubiquitous 1.5 BMC diesel engine.

[bag 'o' bones]

 

I remember my father telling me that the LCT's that he was on had two 6 or 8 cylinder Paxman Ricardo engines, which used the Ricardo "Comet" combustion chamber design, later to be found in such as the ubiquitous 1.5 BMC diesel engine.

Worked on a 21 litre Paxman Ricardo V6 installed in a North British locomotive. Hell of thing - turbo was a big as a dustbin lid!

[nb Innisfree]

My brother was a Royal Marine in the 50s and trained on troop carrying WW2 landing craft, they could carry 32 fully equipped marines or one Landrover and trailer. They had twin Ford V8 Pilot petrol engines.

[cereal tiller]

I read a book about the LCTs. They had Detroit engines.

Tim

Yes,the Detroit engine used was usually the 6-71 2 stroke Diesel with a Roots Blower.

 

CT

[Tim Lewis]

Anyone know which engines were used by the British craft?

 

A few years ago I was working for a contractor tendering the conversion of a water pumping station in Hammersmith. On a site visit I was told that the standby pump diesel engines had been removed from WW2 landing craft. They were made by the Buckeye engine co (US Company). Can't find my pictures unfortunately.

 

Tim

Edited February 13, 2016 by Tim Lewis