Landing Barges for D-Day

[BRO64]

Hi all,
is there a site where the original working names of the landing barges are given?I understand most were working on the Thames prior.

[Spikey68]

D-Day shipping consisted of specialist Landing Craft, of all sizes (as well use warships). Not Barges. London barges were used during the Dunkirk evacuations but I have never seen references to Thames craft being used for D-Day.

[BRO64]

Dear Spikey68,
Thanks for your reply.
Quote from the excellent book,"Those wallowing beauties "by W.D.Jarman,"Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten requisitioned over a thousand Thames barges.Some four hundred were commandeered by the Royal Navy when they were converted,many provided with ramps,armed and motorized.The sole objective of these unlikely craft was the support of a seaborne invasion".
care to respond?

[youngtug]

http://www.britannica.com/dday/article-9344596
That is landing craft but if you mean landing barges then that is slightly different; 
  http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MiscRNLandingBarges.htm

[youngtug]

part 2; http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MiscRNLandingBarges2.htm

[BRO64]

Thank you youngtug,
Back to my original question,Thames barges had names before they were requisitioned.They were then initialed i.e.L.B.E.,L.B.V..etc,       
followed by a number.Is there somewhere where the original names are known to match the new i.d.given.Thanks.

[alanmack]

If memory serves me correctly there was even one with the designation LBK - Landing Barge, Kitchen - a conversion of a lighter to culinary purposes! 

[BRO64]

 Dear "alanmack",regarding the LBK you are correct.For anyone with a big interest in these  remarkable barges you should try and get a copy of the book which i mentioned in an earlier post,it's a fantastic read.It was printed in 1997.Also the "naval-history" site links given by "youngtug" should be checked out.It's brilliant.

[youngtug]

The book you mentioned is out of print, I think I have seen a copy on Amozen for £20 though