MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the landing craft used by the US during D-Day (and in much of WWII) were made mostly of plywood and initially designed for trappers, oil drillers and rum runners. The Navy started using th...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: wikipedia@lemmy.worldtodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the landing craft used by the US during D-Day (and in much of WWII) were made mostly of plywood and initially designed for trappers, oil drillers and rum runners. The Navy started using th...en.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilinkcross-posted to: wikipedia@lemmy.worldtodayilearned@lemmit.online