Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-26: LVT top hood and cover
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-26 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Amphibious Vehicle | Found: | 18-Mar-2009 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PV-728 | ||
| Class or Make: | Landing Vehicle Tracked | Location: | South Oahu | ||
| Model: | *LVT-2 | Depth (m): | 432m | ||
| Purpose: | Amphibious Transportation | HURL crew: | Kerby, Blades, Garcia | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | Unknown | ||||
| Length: | *26 | ||||
| Width: | *10 | ||||
| Height: | *8 | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Intentionally Disposed | Crew Personnel/Position: | n/a | ||
| Reason of Loss: | *Redundant | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | n/a | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Vehicle is in pretty good condition with all sides present. The bridge guard is still intact and the engine hood still exists which is unusual for these vehicles. It appears to be a LVT-2, but cannot be confirmed. | ||||
| Additional Information: | This vehicle is furthest South any LVT has been found. | ||||
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