Fleet Landing Exercises
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The Fleet Landing Exercises, or FLEX were amphibious landing exercises conducted by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps between 1935 and 1941. The purpose of these exercises was to f
The use of scramble nets for embarkation was first tested during FLEX 3. These US Marines climb down a scramble net to an LCP(L) during preparations, in the Fiji Islands, for the Guadalcanal Campaign that would take place in August 1942.
Reinforcements land on Guadalcanal
LCPL
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The Landing Craft Personnel or LCP was a landing craft used extensively in the Second World War. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores. The craft der
Fleet Landing Exercises
…craft, but to no avail. Soon the Marines began to express interest in a variety of different commercially produced boats. Of all these tested, the Higgins' boats became the best choice. When tested during FLEX 5 by the Navy and Marine Corps, Higgins' Eureka boat surpassed the performance of the Navy-design. A…
A Eureka Boat, an early model of the LCP(L), used in commando raids. This image features Jack Churchill leading a charge armed with a broadsword (far right).
This boat, an early example from the Eureka Tug-Boat Company, was the progenitor of thousands of Second World War landing craft.