This patent protected the unique hull design that allowed his boats to land on beaches without getting their propellers stuck in the sand—a distinct military advantage that opened up many …

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). Before the USMC received …

When tested in 1938 by the Navy and Marine Corps, Higgins' Eureka boat surpassed the performance of a Navy-designed boat and was tested by the services during fleet landing …

Jun 2, 2019 · Originally known as the Eureka boat, it was the brainchild of Andrew Jackson Higgins. The hard-drinking, eccentric New Orleans shipping magnate designed the craft in …

…in 1939, the 36-foot (11-metre) Eureka boat, manufactured by Andrew Higgins, a New Orleans boatbuilder, proved superior to all others. Still, while this boat met or exceeded the Navy’s …

In 1926, Higgins designed the Eureka, a shallow draft boat for use in the shallow waters of the Mississippi Delta region. One key element of the boat’s design was a hollow tunnel that …

Closely associated with the Allied Invasion of Normandy, the Higgins boat is one of the most recognizable boats of WWII. Also known as the Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) and …

Nov 28, 2023 · Higgins “Eureka” landing boats with a tank-carrying adaptor mounted between them, are carrying a seven-ton caterpillar tractor, during a demonstration for eleven Latin …

World War Two made household names out of Higgins Industries and Andrew Higgins. Before the war, his company was a small boat manufacturer. His design of the Eureka landing boat and …

May 3, 2012 · His 36-foot-long Eureka boat could reach 20 knots or faster and became a craft of choice for Prohibition-era rumrunners and the Coast Guard crews who hunted them.