A tanker's open deck can make it attractive for carrying other equipment. British wartime conversions to transport landing craft are linked here to the later shortage of fast tankers for Pacific operations. Adapting a useful hull to one urgent task can therefore remove capacity needed for another theatre.
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Landing-craft conversions and the shortage of fast tankers
Using fast tankers to carry landing craft could leave fewer available for later fleet-support duties.