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In 1940 the British selected three 18-knot "Glen"
liners and converted these to Infantry
Landing Ships, each capable of carrying 34 officers and 627 men and 15 landing craft. The ships were
redesignated as Landing Ship, Infantry, under the new unified
designation system adopted in July 1942. They resembled APAs but with much more
limited space for vehicles. The designation was later applied to Australian transports used in landings in the South
Pacific.
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