19/08/2026
Landfall, also known as LCT 7074, is the last surviving British tank carrier that took part in the D-Day landings—and in 1944, this 193-foot warship carried 10 Sherman tanks toward Normandy, with 9 reaching the beach intact. After surviving World War II, decades as a nightclub and restaurant, and even sinking in 2006, the 300-ton veteran was raised from the water with flotation bags and a giant crane. But bringing her back was far from simple: a two-mile sea journey had to be attempted in dangerous winds, forcing rescuers to abandon one attempt. What secrets kept this battered D-Day survivor alive through decades of war, neglect, and the sea?
https://bicnews.com/last-surviving-d-day-tank-landing-craft-makes-final-journey-ahead-of-museum-move/
