Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

HURL Artifact No.	LC-12	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	LVT-2 Buffalo	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Amphibious Vehicle	Found:	29-Aug-01
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PIV-021
Class or Make:	Landing Vehicle Tracked	Location:	Defensive Sea Area
Model:	LVT	Depth (m):	364m
Purpose:	Amphibious Transportation	HURL crew:	T. Kerby, C. Holloway, S. Price
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	Unknown

Length:	*26'
Width:	*10'
Height:	*8'



Circumstance of Loss:	Scuttled	Crew Personnel/Position:	3 Crew

Reason of Loss:	*Redundant	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

Artifact Condition:	Stern is broken and decaying. Port track wheel is off and laying on it's side. Lots of exposed cabling. Top guard is present and intact although guard has broken away from main body on the port side due to the weakening of the front end which is beginning to collapse. A plank is laying diagonally on the inside near the access below the top guard. Numerous small holes and metal decay on the deck and stbd side interior.

Additional Information:	Survey was generally good although was conducted from the port stern quarter with no views of the starboard side except for the interior. No view of the front end