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-27	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	LCT-5	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Landing Craft	Found:	22-Sep-00
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PV-444
Class or Make:	LCT	Location:	Defensive Sea Area
Model:	Mk 5	Depth (m):	413m
Purpose:	Transport Tanks or Cargo	HURL crew:	Kerby, Holloway
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	1942

Length:	114' 2"
Width:	32' 8"
Height:	36"



Circumstance of Loss:	*Scuttled	Crew Personnel/Position:	1 Officer, 12 Crewmen

Reason of Loss:	Unknown	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	*Mk 5' LCT's -352 and -66 are listed as "sunk at Pearl Harbor" on April 12, 1945. The 3 LCT's lost in the West Loch Disaster were Mk 6's.

Artifact Condition:	Vessel is fully enacted including gun mounts. It is resting on, an overhanging a 20' high boulder at it's stern. The wheelhouse block is centered on the stern confirming it is a Mk 5. All armament has been removed.

Additional Information:	All Mark V's were disposed of after the war either by scrapping or selling. Numbers are painted in large numbers on the bow's exterior. This area was not surveyed.