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-20	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT)	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Amphibious Vehicle	Found:	30-Aug-03
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PIV-089
Class or Make:	Landing Vehicle Tracked	Location:	Defensive Sea Area
Model:	LVT-2	Depth (m):	283m
Purpose:	Amphibious Transportation	HURL crew:	T. Kerby, 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:	Front end and rollers are broken off. Fractured again on stbd side just behind cockpit. Top guard is missing except for side bracings. Portion of cockpit ladder showing. Portion of windows (or ladder) laying on deck in cockpit. Tracks appear present, but broken.

Additional Information:	4" pipe or tubing laying next to stbd bow and ends midway down stbd side. Approximately 1' high of sediment build up on middle of stbd side.