Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-25: LVT-1(A) Amtank
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-25 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | LVT-1 Amtank | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Amphibious Vehicle | Found: | 18-Mar-09 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PV-728 | ||
| Class or Make: | Landing Vehicle Tracked (Armored) | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | LVT(A)-1 | Depth (m): | 358m | ||
| Purpose: | Amphibious Transportation | HURL crew: | Kerby, Blades, Garcia | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | 1942 (510 built) | ||||
| Length: | 26' 1" | ||||
| Width: | *8 | ||||
| Height: | 10' 8" | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Disposed | Crew Personnel/Position: | 6 Crew | ||
| Reason of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | n/a | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Ring for the tank gun turret is present along with some of the other structural framework, but this portion is collapsing. Rest of the main body is present but in a moderate state of decay. | ||||
| Additional Information: | Based on the LVT-2 design, but it had increased hull armor (1/2") and fitted with a turret nearly identical to the M3 light tank. They saw action in Roi-Namur, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, and Peleliu | ||||
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