Amphibians

The internal combustion engine made possible the most spectacular naval innovation of World War II, the shallow-draft landing craft used to bring large forces quickly to enemy beaches during amphibious assaults. The most famous example of these was the LST (landing ship, tank), a large beaching craft that could embark and disembark troops and vehicles directly from shore to shore. The LST displaced about 4,000 tons full load and transported about 150 troops with equipment at 10 knots.