Landing Craft Tank Timelapse

LCT 7074 to be focal point of The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s affiliate Portsmouth’s D-Day Museum thanks to £4.7m from The National Lottery
For the first time ever an original Landing Craft Tank (LCT) will be on display at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth. This has been made possible thanks to an investment of nearly £5m from The National Lottery and has been planned to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the landings in two years’ time.
The D-Day Museum is an affiliate of The National Museum of the Royal Navy which is managing the project. Due to reopen in 2018 following a complete refurbishment, the D-Day Museum offers a much more in-depth narrative on the events that took place in ‘Operation Overlord’ on 6 June 1944 and looks specifically at the Royal Navy and how its crews coped on that day.
Over 800 LCTs with the capacity to carry 10 tanks or equivalent armoured vehicles were involved in ‘Operation Neptune’, the naval element of ‘Overlord’. The largest amphibious operation in history, it involved 7,000 ships and craft disgorging 160,000 soldiers on the beaches of Normandy. LCT 7074 is believed to be one of only 10 survivors from this extraordinary fleet.
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[@kingrevet1st]

so happy that they managed to save this lct, so strange thinking that i was passing this every day without knowing it was there, makes me wonder what else is in the docks.

[@gfo8755]

My Dad was skipper of 7073, her sister ship, during D-Day. The restoration is magnificent.

[@davidbeattie4294]

If you don't remember the past you are assured you will repeat it until you learn what its trying to teach you. So glad to see such a vital part of the success of D-Day saved as a reminder for future generations.

[@Cloudwolf40]

incredible engineering i was absolutely gobsmacked when i saw submersible's ramp drop and those trailers go pick the hull up.

[@neilbolger2679]

Amazing work in restoring this fine beast . I quite often walk by it now where it finally rest's outside the DDay museum. Very impressed at what has gone into bringing it back to its fine looks. Well done

[@abrahamdozer6273]

What a great video. You're saving an almost-lost wartime treasure. I see from her bio that she was powered by two PETROL engines (!). That must have made her crew nervous when she landed on Gold Beach.

[@toi_techno]

My grandfather was on a minesweeper that swept the channel on D-Day, half the sweepers didn't make it back according to him. What young men like Harry went through is a historic tragedy. It's very sad to see war in Europe again. Museums are an important reminder of the horror of large scale mechanised warfare and the slaughter that goes with it.

[@kiwibonsai2355]

I like when humanity gathers to save something, I hope we can gather to save us from the greed of a few.

[@dandagenais7913]

Wow, spectacular video. The preciseness in not only raising this piece of history, but transporting it to it's destination, is like watching poetry in motion. Kudos to everyone involved.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I love it when a piece of history can be saved. Excellent work.

[@hanyoukimura]

I love this. So few ships get a second chance like this.

[@sangweeni304]

There’s always a bigger boat lol love that it was essentially placed in a bigger LCT

[@Paul-iv9mt]

I often go past this outside the D-Day museum in Portsmouth. It has been beautifully restored and looks magnificent. You don't have to go into the museum just to look at it but if you want to go on it I think you might need a ticket, not sure. Can't think of a better setting for it to be seen by all.

[@JaimeWulf]

Always love seeing history recovered and restored...

[@Jungleloyalscouse]

Great days and memories of The Landfall Night Club late nights and The Buffet to die for just glad the could save her well done to all involved Excellent

[@hughfranklin4002]

well done guys for saving this old lady, part of our history.

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

makes me happy to see this saved great job !!!

[@mintyfrompolo]

They've done an excellent job, restoring this Landing Craft. You are able to walk through it, on the days when it's open. l didn't realise just how big it is. It's sited by the D Day Museum, where there is also a wall dedicated to those who took part in the largest Military Landing ever undertaken in history. If you had a relative who took part in the Normandy Landings, and you would like their name to be remembered, you can pay for their name and Service to be put on a plaque, on a brick. The money goes to keep the history and memories alive.

[@nkirk8740]

I'm all for saving history as we need reminders and memorials to spark interest and conversation because behind these reminders and memorials are the men and women who served and gave so much. Plus I find history so interesting and I enjoyed nothing more than showing my daughter when she was little vehicles, ect and historical places, which she now shows to her God children and friends children and so it go's on, wonderful. 👍👍👍👊✌️.

[@crazyfvck]

Very cool! Glad to see that it's being saved :)

[@KlLLERROBOT99]

I'm so glad to see one of these ships brought back from the brink.

[@KornflakezRandomStuff]

How is it not completly rusted away? Amazing!

[@vwtdis]

This should have been restored and outside of the D-Day Museum for the 75th Anniversary celebrations. The decision to restore it was delayed for over a year because of arguments and politics. It’s still not finished and still in the Dockyard being restored

[@titan-1802]

don't worry man, you've got your wish from what i meant, i mean that its now at the D-Day Story Museum, fully restored

[@neilbolger2679]

It has been restored and often I walk by and admire it . Almost weekly I walk by to have a look at how grand it is

[@thephilippexperience4074]

this is amazing!!!!

[@nova2293]

Props to them for saving while there was something left, it's a shame how many warships the British government chose not to preserve from the second world war so its good to see something, even just a landing craft, being saved. I wish we lived in a world where something like HMS Rodney was sitting peacefully dockside in Portsmouth

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Came here to say this. The British scrap (nearly) everything and gives no thought to the past, living history or future generations. If any ship really deserved preservation, HMS Warspite comes to mind. Quite amazing they went to all the trouble of refloating this wreck, moving it and effecting repairs!

[@nova2293]

@@Hjerte_Verke the same could be said for all of Europe really, including France and Germany, (though the preservation of warships might not have been at their own discretion following WWII). France however had plenty of ships to choose from that served in the free French Navy that would memorialize the continued resistance of the French despite the capitulation of their government.

[@Caradoc51]

Totally Amazing

[@telluride4017]

Amazing

[@pochosousa4653]

Genial¡¡¡... hay más videos de su restauración para ver?.me gustaría ver cómo quedó terminado.

[@LyingTube]

To the LCT, the machines that rescued it must have increasingly looked like science fiction

[@stubi1103]

How long was it under water and what was the reason to sink please ? You can still see the paintwork on the rear superstructures.

[@brianhenno4744]

I use to go on this landing craft when I was in my teens my mate's dad use to own it👍

[@astonike8383]

Liar

[@michaelcolgan3182]

My dad landed in a much smaller one in North Africa with ledges over the troops . Are there any of those still around ?

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

LCT 393 is doing fine in Michigan. my uncle was on LCT 1082. WW2

[@wrightywright3576]

My father served on 1019, this is awesome and a fitting tribute to all who served.

[@wor53lg50]

Home is the sailor, home from the sea...

[@dovidell]

update : D-Day's LAST SURVIVING Tank Landing Craft Makes Its FINAL Journey! | Forces TV - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKq6lXajoc6YZqM

[@buffplums]

How did this end up at the bottom of a Birkenhead dock?

[@petesmith9472]

Must have been excellent quality steel back then to survive so well

[@petesmith9472]

….what am I doing. 1 am and I should be asleep

[@larrylandei65]

F´N sound 4 this film !

[@raymondo162]

TOTALLY

[@devinspielman3748]

Is it weird that I think that the mobile drydock looks like a bigger version of the LST that it’s actively receiving

[@danielocean2665]

I thought the same thing.

[@johncook3817]

Good video, as usual we leave things until it's the last one and a complete wreck before we realise how important. I think it is a total disgrace that we don't have a British battle ship in preservation especially as we did have the world's best fleet.

[@wor53lg50]

Or invincable who won us two wars...

[@Colinpark]

Still better than Canada, we scrap it and then go "Oops, to bad"

[@11geosno]

so the HMS Belfast doesn't count?

[@johncook3817]

@@11geosno hi. The HMS Belfast definitely counts and is one of the few exceptions to the rule! It's a pity we don't have a battle ship to put next to her! Warspite would have been my choice!!

[@dezrook]

As an American who has had the pleasure of seeing a good handful of USN battleships and even a dreadnaught, I really wish all countries could have preserved more. I wish we could have saved the Enty, as there's hardly a more legendary carrier that existed.

[@Lee-70ish]

Shame the LCA that was at Arromanche in France couldn't have been bought back to be along side the LCT as the assault landing craft were the most prolific landing craft on dday however many including the BBC wrongly believe it was the Higgins boat. Sadly she's been scrapped as the wooden hull had rotted.

[@floydoroid]

was it sunk as a block ship?

[@franek_izerski]

I wanna have one...

[@davekreitzer4358]

Now what ? I know you're not scraping it ! ✔️🤔

[@willemventer3935]

Preserving history is the true mark of civilisation.

[@m18tankdestroyer43]

How many tanks could you fit on these craft?

[@MonkeyBoyDrinksVat69]

@Dave Ad There's two rotting away in Poole Harbour, Dorset. 50°42'30.8"N 1°59'12.1"W

[@raoulman1]

After renovating it, are you going to carve it up like you did with the Uboot?

[@Hjerte_Verke]

It is already finished and on display.

[@tedferkin]

Is there anymore on this restoration? I happened across this craft when I was recently taking a break in Hampshire, would love to see more on the restoration of this piece of history

[@markrosser1449]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6ulXqdtnN5kgaM

[@fw1421]

How long has this LCT been sitting on the bottom?

[@mikearmstrong8483]

Thanks for that info. I was curious as to how a ship might have possibly been sunk for close to 80 years in what seemed like an operational dockyard.

[@christopherhampson265]

WOW !!! WHAT ABOUT HMS BRONINGTON ?????

[@sylvestarrr]

Yo, I heard you like Landing craft, so we put a Landing Craft in your Landing Craft

[@timbonjovi]

Any update?

[@Techformative557]

Restored and put on display!

[@Techformative557]

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-last-surviving-normandy-tank-landing-craft-will-head-to-final-home/ar-BB18hSoA

[@banjoist123]

Landing craft being hauled by a.. really large landing craft.

[@Horizon344]

It would be helpful if there were some annotations on these vids saying what we're watching a film of =/

[@NMRNPortsmouth]

Hi kcirdrab! So true! Now added :) - read more here: LCT 7074 to be focal point of The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s affiliate Portsmouth’s D-Day Museum thanks to £4.7m from The National Lottery READ MORE HERE www.nmrn.org.uk/news-events/nmrn-blog/sole-surviving-d-day-landing-craft-gets-restoration-go-ahead

[@Horizon344]

Thanks, that's better. Excellent film, it's amazing what these engineering teams can do. Good luck with the restoration, splendid project.

[@bluewaterfarm1921]

Rather charming old lady.

[@doctorshawzy6477]

uk...self destructed.....

[@claesmj]

Would have like to see the whole video, but the piano music was too annoying ... 😒

[@maxj0930]

Maybe they’ll have it ready in time to use as a support ship against the Russians in Ukraine

[@fredferd965]

ADVERTISEMENTS ARE EVIL!!!!

[@Interdiction]

So much expense for scrap

[@opieshomeshop]

You really picked some annoying music.

[@xfire7]

Annoying music .

[@Castiel2112]

the music is awful🤯

[@ab-ky2rj]

annoying music

[@romeoecolima]

too much work to move that piece of useless nautical junk..

[@mustfindaway]

Wasting money on things like this instead of planting ?.. wow money in someones pocket :P

[@myassizitchy]

Well who parked it there to begin with.??

[@Therickyee]

If anyone else is like me and wanted to know more about her. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMLCT_7074

[@dennisschell5543]

Can the crappy music...