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Photograph reproduced in "Landing Craft Tank" (LCT) and "Landing Barge". — Yves Cordelle Collection, reference 85125.

Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges

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"Landing Craft Tank" (LCT) and "Landing Barge"

There were several types of LCT. The most common could carry 4 medium Sherman tanks.
The LCT 5 had a single front door that was slashing. The LCT 6 also had a back door, which made it easy to load it at sea from an LST.
They did a considerable job, but at the end of the campaign many had to be abducted with their keel broken by the numerous groundings on a very irregular beach.
(a cemetery of LCT was found under the cliffs east of Colleville after the Americans left)

A LCT loaded on a LST (for transatlantic transport) Others were transported in 3 pieces on cargo ships and re-welded upon arrival.

The LCT used as a port shuttle could be loaded at sea in several ways:

(detail) A mark 6 LCT with double front and rear entrance, loaded by the door of the LST 282 (detail) — (details) A mark 6 TCL, double front and rear input, loaded through the door of the LST 282

(detail) A mark 6 LCT with double front and rear entrance, loaded by the door of the LST 282 (detail) — (details)

(detail) A mark 6 LCT with double front and rear entrance, loaded by the door of the LST 282 (detail)

(detail) A mark 6 LCT with double front and rear entrance, loaded by the door of the LST 282 (detail)

A Mark 6 LCT hit a LST

Collection document: Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges

View from the LST, the downhill towards the front door

(detail) A LCT 5 loaded with cargo masts — (details) A LCT 5 loaded with cargo masts

(details) Unloading of ambulances — (details) Unloading ambulances

(details) LCT on the beach — (details) A LCT on the beach

(details) A CLL approaching the beach — (details) An LCT approaching the beach

The Thames' Allegations

plan of the LCT mark 5

plan of the LCT mark 5

(details) LCT loaded with light tanks "Stuart" — (details) A tank-loaded LCT Light "Stuart"

Arrival of vehicles on the beach or on a causeway

(details) GMC truck arriving on a causeway

(details) A tank disembarks from an LCT

(details) an LCT Mark 6 on the beach — (details) a Mark 6 LCT on the beach

(details) An LCT6 loaded with artillery tanks — (details) An LCT6 responsible in particular Of artillery armoured vehicles

Collection document: Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges

Unloading of vehicles

A Mark 6 TCL

(details) A British LCT on the beach

Collection document: Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges

(details)
an LCT Mark 6, with doors
front and rear, and gangway
To starboard. Plans:

A Mark LCT6

Collection document: Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges

(details) (details) GMC truck disembarking from an LCT — (details)

(details) (details) GMC truck disembarking from an LCT — (details) GMC truck disembarking of an LCT

(details) A LCT dumps on a floating "causeway"

LCT 1319, English Wetting Model (details) — LCT 1319, English model at anchor (details)

(details) The LCT25, wreck burned on June 6 with its DCA half track load — (details) The LCT25, a wreck burned on June 6 with its DCA half track load

Unloading a cargo vessel on a Mark 6 TCL, 14 Sept 44

(details) 2 LCT stranded before the Ruquet — (details) 2 LCT stranded in front of the Ruquet

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A LCT 6 leaving with injured people lying to a hospital ship

(details) A failed LCT in front of the villas

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LCT 552, where Al Jones was boarded

LCT 552, where Al Jones was boarded

The crew and the LCT 552

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(details) In the first days, the arrival of an LCT — (details) In the first days, arrival of an LCT

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An LCT loaded with ammunition in front of the Hardelay villa

(details) A LCT approaches the villa Chevalier on the right a barge of the CB (Seabees) (details) — (details) A LCT approaches the villa Chevalier on the right a barge of the CB (Seabees)

(details) A LCT approaches the villa Chevalier on the right a barge of the CB (Seabees) (details) — (details)

(details) TCL spades

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Crane discharge on the beach

(details) Landing Barge, a ship without engines, to tow (details) LBV barge discharged directly into trucks — (details) Landing Barge, a ship without engines, to tow

(details) Landing Barge, a ship without engines, to tow (details) LBV barge discharged directly into trucks — (details) LBV barge discharged directly into trucks

(details) An LCT is approaching the descent of Vierville. There are the ruins of the Casino and the Cusinberche and Mary villas

The LCT also served for the following troops on foot:
They were then loaded from cargo or wet transport on deck.

(detail) The British LCT(A)-2008 (operating under American flag) approaches one of the Norman beaches with new troops, June 7, 1944. — (details)The British LCT(A)-2008 (operating under American flag) approaches one of the Norman beaches with new troops, June 7, 1944.

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(details) Arrival on causeway or on sand (details) — (details) Arrival on a causeway or on the sand

(details) Arrival on causeway or on sand (details) — (details)

(details) Soldiers just landed on causeway — (details) Soldiers just landed on the causeway

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Unloading of vehicles

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(details) LCT 495

Original website reference: WebMulberry/85125-LCT-LB.html. About the collection and its continuation.