After adding a front ramp to the design, the famed LCVP “Higgins Boat” was born. Higgins’ amphibious boat designs allowed for the mass delivery of men and equipment from ship to shore. His ships were ...

More than 20,000 boats built. By the war’s end, Higgins Industries had built more than 20,000 boats for the armed forces; contributed to the Manhattan Project; manufactured aircraft wing panels ...

Eisenhower’s words refer to New Orleans boat builder Andrew Higgins, and the plaque is located in front of one of Higgins’ plants in the city. ‘June 6, 2000, was our D-Day,’ co-founder ...

From 1932 to 1945, Higgins’ offices were located at 1755 St. Charles Ave., now the site of Houston’s Restaurant. Higgins, born in Nebraska in 1886, moved to New Orleans to manage a lumber company.

Higgins boat begins to emerge from Lake Mead. (Image: YouTube – The Other Me) Higgins landing craft were built for the military between 1942 to 1945.

In total, 23,000 Higgins Boats were manufactured during the war — which means other companies built them too. Still, the one found at the lake has a distinctive trait linking it to Higgins.

A Higgins boat, one that carried soldiers who landed on beaches across Europe, Asia and Africa, arrived at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward on Thursday. Skip to content.