prmitch

Here is another useful book (Amazon Kindle only): 
 

 
https://www.amazon.com/Higgins-Boat-Historical-Illustrated-Scratch-ebook/dp/B074JL9WG7/ref=sr_1_13?crid=5XLHFVI216KV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x7viktjR4zUdSxeBCv4XPzvJO0REk7TFeOulMuAhFyX0exeTThuU1b-oO0lZ3QZgfThZHXyZgAuLiAjJdVgsM0NurOXYqpv8M1vXqxX-cC71ZSOEm0i1xQ7Qqylt3zK-f0m7iedEigwKwPLbookUvFD4IKJ9Z-46mWS339dl9gG4lAldNQnJFNmZNrgnYwGFT64yt94pIE__ud7eJjwiJ9mdc3BYcl8v2qbGeYprXoI.Cxc2GZpuWpj4bIC7hsMfWyYmCKx5LqyXRRxFwQM7RYk&dib_tag=se&keywords=higgins+boat+book&qid=1735511819&sprefix=higgins+boat+book%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-13

This will provide you with all you need:  The Boat that Won the War: An Illustrated History of the Higgins LCVP  by Charles C. Roberts  | Sep 1, 2017  

Here's a starting point for you.
 
You would have to scale these up and print them to the proper dimension to use as a reference. 

Thomas,
 
Thanks, Phil, for the reminder on reply #8. A fair amount of good information, but no lines drawings for LCP(R).
 
The R variant is essentially a LCP(L) with a modified bow beginning just forward of where the chine meets the LWL, so the info contained in replies #10 and #16 should get you most of the way there (see Friedman's US Amphibious Ships and Craft, pgs 85, 86 & 89).
 
I have a few other links that contain useful info on the LCP(L), LCP(R) and LCVP landing craft, as follows:
LCVP construction manual: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4ce41de0dd911ce706e74ef67ec73333.pdf WWII Chris Craft: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/chris-craft.htm WWII Higgins Industries: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/higginsindustries.htm WWII Owens Yacht Co.: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/owensyacht.htm WWII Matthews Co: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/matthews.htm  
Revell makes a 1:35 scale kit of a LCP(R) which can be found online at some hobby vendors and eBay. I have one in my storage locker somewhere, but not sure when I'll be able to dig it out.

 

Thomas,
 
Thanks, Phil, for the reminder on reply #8. A fair amount of good information, but no lines drawings for LCP(R).
 
The R variant is essentially a LCP(L) with a modified bow beginning just forward of where the chine meets the LWL, so the info contained in replies #10 and #16 should get you most of the way there (see Friedman's US Amphibious Ships and Craft, pgs 85, 86 & 89).
 
I have a few other links that contain useful info on the LCP(L), LCP(R) and LCVP landing craft, as follows:
LCVP construction manual: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4ce41de0dd911ce706e74ef67ec73333.pdf WWII Chris Craft: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/chris-craft.htm WWII Higgins Industries: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/higginsindustries.htm WWII Owens Yacht Co.: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/owensyacht.htm WWII Matthews Co: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/matthews.htm  
Revell makes a 1:35 scale kit of a LCP(R) which can be found online at some hobby vendors and eBay. I have one in my storage locker somewhere, but not sure when I'll be able to dig it out.

 

Paul Fontenoy published a two-part article about restoring an LCVP in volume 54 of the Guild's Nautical Research Journal. The article includes many informative drawings (including lines and offsets) and photos.
Restoring a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel, Part 1, 1/21 Restoring a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel, Part 2, 2/97

Two more useful drawings from the internet:

The second sheet includes the general arrangements & bow construction detail.

Many thanks to Al Ross for posting the LCS(S) plans.
 
Quite a while back I located some LCP(L) plans on offer on eBay, but the seller wanted a stupid high price so I didn't buy them. However, I did download the images that the seller had included in the listing. The plans are not complete, but should be sufficient when augmented by Al Ross's plans. I'm making two posts, one for each sheet of plans.
 
The first sheet includes most of the lines and drawing and the table of offsets.

The second sheet includes the general arrangements & bow construction detail.

Paul Fontenoy published a two-part article about restoring an LCVP in volume 54 of the Guild's Nautical Research Journal. The article includes many informative drawings (including lines and offsets) and photos.
Restoring a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel, Part 1, 1/21 Restoring a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel, Part 2, 2/97

Two more useful drawings from the internet:

The second sheet includes the general arrangements & bow construction detail.

Many thanks to Al Ross for posting the LCS(S) plans.
 
Quite a while back I located some LCP(L) plans on offer on eBay, but the seller wanted a stupid high price so I didn't buy them. However, I did download the images that the seller had included in the listing. The plans are not complete, but should be sufficient when augmented by Al Ross's plans. I'm making two posts, one for each sheet of plans.
 
The first sheet includes most of the lines and drawing and the table of offsets.

The LCS, Landing Craft Support, hull is an adaption of Higgins prewar Eureka workboat and is virtually identical to Higgins first landing craft, the LCP(L).  The LCP(L) did not have a ramp.  Troops climbed out over the gunwale.
 
Roger

interesting (LCS drawings). i did not realize the lineage and simply assumed all boats had the drop down unloading ramp.

The Joyner LIbrary at East Carolina University has the full collection of plans from the Barbour Boat Works. They made just about every type of small boat used by the Navy during and after WWII, including several types of landing craft, and some not so small (destroyers).
 
https://librarycatalog.ecu.edu/catalog/918210
 
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0758/
 
Box 42 has the plans for the LCVP. You can order them online. I have several digitized plans I got from the Joyner Library and they are excellent copies of the original blueprints.

My favorite “Higgins Boat” is the LCP(L) and it’s sister the LCPR.  The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library has a set of Higgins Boat models and the LCP(L) makes a surprisingly attractive model.  The LCP(L) was Higgins’ original adaptation of his Louisiana Bayou  Eureka workboat into a landing craft.  These boats landed Marines at Guadalcanal and soldiers during the Torch landings.  The LCPR was a LCP(L) modified to add a narrow front ramp these were used by Navy UDT teams throughout WWII.  The LCVP utilized the LCP(L) after body hull lines but added a new fore end to provide a full width bow ramp.
 
An LCP(L) is on my ship modeling bucket list.  It would be a surprisingly difficult model as the scantlings are quite small.
 
There is a restored LST (LST 325 in Evansville, Indiana where many were built.  They have several LCVPs, all the later fiberglass construction.  They have a number of original LCVP drawings on their website.
 
Roger

Please note that this book's publisher, Maryland Silver Company, is no longer in business due to the death of its owner. It is now available from Taubman's Plan Service (http://www.taubmansonline.com/) for $110.

World War II American High Speed Transports (APD) Colhoun Class (Wickes Hulls): A Study in Blueprints

by Duane D. Borchers

Annapolis, MD: Maryland Silver Co., 2001

11” x 17”, softcover (Acco-Press type covers), viii + 133 pages

tables, plans, index. $60.00

 

I came across this book while researching a model of the WW II high-speed transport USS McKean (APD 5), a converted WW I era flush deck Wickes class destroyer. The book is one of a series of similar reference books in Maryland Silver Company’s A Study in Blueprints series covering primarily 20th century US Navy ships. 

 

This volume contains the following information:

table of contents
tables of ship characteristics for selected ships of the class (dimensions, displacement, capacities, manning, armament, etc.) 
ship’s history for each ship in the class, drawn primarily from the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (DANFS)
ships plans, taken primarily from booklets of general plans for selected ships of the class, augmented with a large scale body plan
index 
The book is printed on 11” x 17” copier paper. Tables and text are reproduced well, but drawing quality varies, no doubt based on the quality of the originals. See samples below:

 









 

I found the book to be a very useful reference source and can recommend books of the series to others in need of similar information.

Please note that this book's publisher, Maryland Silver Company, is no longer in business due to the death of its owner. It is now available from Taubman's Plan Service (http://www.taubmansonline.com/) for $110.

Please note that this book's publisher, Maryland Silver Company, is no longer in business due to the death of its owner. It is now available from Taubman's Plan Service (http://www.taubmansonline.com/) for $110.

Revised Search Files for the Nautical Research Journal (NRJ) Volumes 1-40 Searchable Index:
 
I have revised and attached two search files NRG_NDX.HTM and NRG_NAV for the NRJ Volumes 1-40 Searchable Index. This fix is for use on hard drive installations ONLY (it won't work for the CDs since you can't copy the file to the CD). 
 
NOTE: This fix is for the NRJ Volumes 1-40 Searchable Index ONLY - this fix should also run OK if you are running an older browser.
 
Please perform the following steps, in order, to implement the fix:
Close all open browsers. Navigate to the file folder on your hard drive containing the Nautical Research Journal (NRJ) digital archive collection. Copy the files new_NRG_NDX.HTM and new_NRG_NAV.HTM Rename the existing NRG_NAV.HTM file to something like NRG_NAV_orig.HTM so that you can restore it if necessary. Rename the existing NRG_NDX.HTM file to something like NRG_NDX_orig.HTM so that you can restore it if necessary. Rename the file new_NRG_NAV.HTM to NRG_NAV.HTM. Rename the file new_NRG_NDX.HTM to NRG_NDX.HTM. Open your browser and load the searchable index's NRG_NDX.HTM page. Enter you search term(s) and click the "Find" button (or hit return). The search results will open in a new browser tab. If it doesn't work the first time, try refreshing the page. Sometimes the old version of the page is held in the browser's cache - refreshing the page will clear the cache.
 
Please let me know how this works for you.
new_NRG_NDX.HTM new_NRG_NAV.HTM

Revised Search Files for the Original Ships in Scale (OSIS) Digital Archive Set:
 
I have revised and attached the search file NAV.HTM for the Original Ships in Scale (OSIS) digital archive collection for use on hard drive installations ONLY (it won't work for the CDs since you can't copy the file to the CD). 
 
NOTE: This fix is for the Original Ships in Scale (OSIS) digital archive collection ONLY - this fix should also run OK if you are running an older browser.
 
Please perform the following steps, in order, to implement the fix:
Close all open browsers. Navigate to the file folder on your hard drive containing the Original Ships in Scale (OSIS) digital archive collection. Copy the attached OSIS_NAV.HTM file into the folder. Rename the existing NAV.HTM file to something like NAV_orig.HTM so that you can restore it if necessary. Rename the new OSIS_NAV.HTM file to NAV.HTM. Open your browser and load the collection's HOME.HTM or index.htm page (it doesn't matter which one, they are the same thing). Click on the "Find Article" link to open the search page. Enter you search term(s) and click the "Find" button (or hit return). The search results will open in a new browser tab.  
If it doesn't work the first time, try refreshing the page. Sometimes the old version of the page is held in the browser's cache - refreshing the page will clear the cache.
 
Please let me know how this works for you.
OSIS_NAV.HTM