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HURL Artifact No. LC-30 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: Landing Craft Tank (LCT) Lost: Unknown
Artifact Type: Landing Craft Found: 2-Oct-2010
Nationality: USA Dive No: PIV-240/PV-745
Class or Make: Landing Craft Tank Location: Barber's Pt.
Model: LCT Mk 5 or 6 Depth (m): 884m
Purpose: Transport Tanks or Cargo HURL crew: Kerby, Price, Kelley/Cremer, Wollerman, Smith
Serial Number: Unknown Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: 1942
Length: 119'
Width: 32' 8"
Height: 36"
Circumstance of Loss: *Intentionally Disposed Crew Personnel/Position: 1 Officer, 12 Crewmen
Reason of Loss: *Damaged Crew Survivals/Fatalities: n/a
Artifact History: *As this vessel appears to belong to the nearby LST, it is probable that it also was also a casualty of the West Loch Disaster It would have been aboard the LST at the time of explosion and likely also damaged and later sunk with it. LCT'-961 was destroyed aboard the LST-179, the 963 was lost aboard LST-353 & the 983 was lost aboard LST-69.
Artifact Condition: Vessel is in a heavy state of decay. One bulkhead is up the other is collapsing. It is in close proximity to an LST (LC-30). This vessel was likely it's mother ship and they were disposed of simultaneously. This craft probably came off the vessel as the two descended to the seabed.
Additional Information: There is a large cylindrical tank among the debris near the wreck. A propeller that appears to be the correct size for an LCT is also nearby in the debris field. Most of the other debris is not recognizable. Artifacts SBB-16 & 17, a drop gate and a ship portion may be associated with this wreck and possibly lost enroot to this site as they are a few miles to the north.