Widely used during the Battle of Normandy to transport men, food and equipment, the Landing Craft Tank also serves under the American flag. This blueprint of the LCT (4) is a rare revision that shows the original heavy annotated and engineering revisions in white. This would have been done to improve upon structural designs from the previous MARK 3.
The Mark 4 had a much wider beam than the Mark 3. Built for use in the English Channel, it had a displacement of 586 tons and was powered by two 460 hp Paxman diesel. With a capacity of 350 tons, it could carry nine Sherman or six Churchill tanks.Eight hundred and sixty-five Mark 4's were built, the largest LCT production in British yards. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Great Britain\Personal, Field Gear".
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