Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-7: LVT-2 Buffalo (stern broken)
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-7 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | LVT-2 Buffalo | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Amphibious Vehicle | Found: | 5-Nov-00 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PIV-011 | ||
| Class or Make: | Landing Vehicle Tracked | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | LVT-2 | Depth (m): | 300m | ||
| Purpose: | Amphibious Transportation | HURL crew: | T. Kerby, C. Holloway, M. Cremer | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | Unknown | ||||
| Length: | *26' | ||||
| Width: | *10' | ||||
| Height: | *8' | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | *Scuttled | Crew Personnel/Position: | 3 Crew | ||
| Reason of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | n/a | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Rear end of vehicle is broken, but has collapsed only halfway to seabed. Only the sides of the cockpit cover remain, extending about 12". The remaining portions lie below. Tracks appear to possibly be present. Same model of LVT most common in this area. | ||||
| Additional Information: | Artifact was very lightly surveyed. LC-8 is approximately 20 meters to the Southwest | ||||
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