Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
LC-8: LVT (door down)
| HURL Artifact No. | LC-8 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) | 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 | 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: | Heavy deterioration. At least one side of cockpit cover is extended. Front end is collapsed. | ||||
| Additional Information: | No survey conducted. Video is very brief and at very close range. Unable to determine any specifics. This artifact is approximately 20 meters from LC-7. | ||||
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