{"id":15511,"date":"2026-08-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=15511"},"modified":"2026-08-06T00:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:17:58","slug":"southsea-the-d-day-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=15511","title":{"rendered":"Southsea: The D-Day Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A last minute decision this morning to visit the D-Day Museum in Southsea. The only surviving Landing Craft from the D-Day landings had been restored and on display at the museum. It was of particular interest as this one was built at Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCT-7074 is the last preserved Landing Craft Tank (LCT) from D-Day, and it played a vital role in transporting men and supplies across the English Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After it was retired, LCT 7074 was transformed into a nightclub in Liverpool called Landfall. However, it fell into disrepair and sank in Birkenhead docks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been carefully restored back to how it was for the D-Day landings and opened to the public in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southsea was incredibly busy today – it turns out there was a music festival taking place on the green. The D-Day car park was full and cars already parking in the coach parking bays. We headed out and discovered they had opened up the overflow car parking on the green and plenty of space here. Just a short walk back to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We had to get our tickets validated before we could board the Landing Craft. The ramp was down and two tanks were in position on the landing craft. A Canadian Sherman Grizzy and a British Churchill Tank. For the D-Day landings, each LCT would have held 10 tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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