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-34	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Landing Craft Tank (LCT)	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Landing Craft, Mechanized	Found:	31-Aug-04
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	LU-37
Class or Make:	LCM	Location:	South Oahu
Model:	Mark 3	Depth (m):	430m
Purpose:	Land motor vehicles or 1 tank	HURL crew:	Cremer, Kerby, Kelley,
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	*Higgins pre-1959 (8,631)

Length:	50'
Width:	14'
Height:	9'



Circumstance of Loss:	Intentionally Disposed	Crew Personnel/Position:	Coxswain, Engineer, & 2 Crew

Reason of Loss:	*Redundant	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

Artifact Condition:	This craft was discovered by the University of Hawaii Remote Operated Vehicle "Lu'ukai" during its early training dives. The vehicle is in relatively good condition. Only one still image is available although the site was surveyed it with video. This vessel and the surrounding area are now part of a regular test site for this depth range for the ROV.

Additional Information:	LCM-3's are 50' in length. LCM-6's are largely identical except 56' in length. This vessel appears to be closer to 50' and would be more likely from the earlier WW II era boats like most of the artifacts in this area. The Mk II was 45'. Only 147 were built. There were two manufacturers of the LCM-3's. Higgins made the majority of them.