The beach at Kyaukpyu on the northern tip of Ramree Island, Burma, is used as a repair base for several types of landing craft to be used in future combined operations.

Troops and their kit are gathered on the beach and LCAs (Landing Craft Assault) are beached on the shoreline; some have their front ramps lowered. Another LCA arrives on shore carrying a small crew. A crane is pushed across the beach towards an LCA by a tractor. Crane tackle is attached to the LCA and the craft is pulled towards the water. A beached LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) is refurbished and repaired. The crew paint the rusted and marked hull. Some of the crew wade into the shallow water and climb ladders in order to paint the hull. The repair crew remove the screw (propeller) from the LCA. An Indian soldier uses a cutting torch and welds a bolt to part of an LCA.

Notes

During XV Corps' offensive in the Arakan a number of amphibious landings were made including Akyab, Ramree, Ru-Ywa and finally against Rangoon. The south-east Asian theatre received a relatively low priority for landing craft and so their maintenance was of great importance. These men are probably of the Indian Engineers attached the 26th Indian Division.