Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-1: LVT-2 Buffalo with rustcicles
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-1 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | LVT Buffalo | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Amphibious Vehicle | Found: | 5-Sep-00 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PV-439 | ||
| Class or Make: | Landing Vehicle Tracked | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | LVT-2 | Depth (m): | 366m | ||
| Purpose: | Amphibious Transportation | HURL crew: | T. Kerby, C. Holloway | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | PIV-003 | ||
| Built/Launched: | 1942-44 | ||||
| Length: | 26' 1" | ||||
| Width: | 10' 8" | ||||
| Height: | 9' 11" | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Scuttled | Crew Personnel/Position: | 3 Crewmen | ||
| Reason of Loss: | Damaged or Redundant | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | n/a | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Landing craft has lots of rustcicles coming off it. It is in one piece and in relatively good shape. | ||||
| Additional Information: | Although encountered on two different dives, an in-depth survey was not conducted. Video is not available. This vehicle is in an area of a high concentration of similar (or identical) amphibious crafts. | ||||
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