Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-10: LVT
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-10 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Amphibious Vehicle | Found: | 30-Aug-01 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PIV-022 | ||
| Class or Make: | Landing Vehicle Tracked | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | LVT- | Depth (m): | 376m | ||
| Purpose: | Amphibious Transportation | HURL crew: | T. Kerby, C. Holloway, S. Gudes | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | *1942 | ||||
| Length: | *26'1" | ||||
| Width: | *10'8" | ||||
| Height: | *8'1" | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Scuttled | Crew Personnel/Position: | *3 crew | ||
| Reason of Loss: | *Redundant | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Heavy deterioration. Bow end is collapsed and has taken a portion of the sides with it, however on the port side the track roller has not fallen as it has on the starboard side. Appears to have a fair amount of disintegrated debris on the interior. Aft starboard side has a large metal panel (approximately 2' x 7') leaning against it. | ||||
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