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Last D-Day craft makes final journey after Portsmouth revamp Last D-Day craft makes final journey after Portsmouth revamp
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The last surviving D-Day tank landing craft is making its final journey.The last surviving D-Day tank landing craft is making its final journey.
LCT 7074 has been renovated with a National Heritage Lottery fund £4.7m grant ahead of its permanent display at the D-Day Story museum in Southsea.LCT 7074 has been renovated with a National Heritage Lottery fund £4.7m grant ahead of its permanent display at the D-Day Story museum in Southsea.
It had been due to be delivered on the 76th anniversary of D-Day on 4 June but this was delayed due to coronavirus.It had been due to be delivered on the 76th anniversary of D-Day on 4 June but this was delayed due to coronavirus.
The craft has successfully travelled from Portsmouth Naval Base to Southsea and is due to be installed at the museum by 09:00 BST.The craft has successfully travelled from Portsmouth Naval Base to Southsea and is due to be installed at the museum by 09:00 BST.
An attempt in the early hours of Sunday was called off due to high winds.
But Nick Hewitt, head of collections and research for the National Museum of the Royal Navy, tweeted on Monday morning to say the latest bid had been as "smooth as anything".
Delays to restoration work on the 59m-long, 300-tonne ship added £75,000 to its cost, the National Museum of the Royal Navy previously said.Delays to restoration work on the 59m-long, 300-tonne ship added £75,000 to its cost, the National Museum of the Royal Navy previously said.
The work has included attaching a restored funnel, replacement guns and rocket launchers.The work has included attaching a restored funnel, replacement guns and rocket launchers.
LCT 7074 was one of more than 800 specially designed landing craft vessels involved in the D-Day landings.LCT 7074 was one of more than 800 specially designed landing craft vessels involved in the D-Day landings.
It arrived at Gold Beach, surviving German shell fire which sank the craft next to it.It arrived at Gold Beach, surviving German shell fire which sank the craft next to it.
It put 10 tanks and a contingent of soldiers ashore at about 02:00 on 7 June 1944 before returning to England with prisoners of war.It put 10 tanks and a contingent of soldiers ashore at about 02:00 on 7 June 1944 before returning to England with prisoners of war.
The 183ft (57m) vessel later became a floating nightclub before sinking in a semi-derelict condition at Birkenhead Docks.The 183ft (57m) vessel later became a floating nightclub before sinking in a semi-derelict condition at Birkenhead Docks.
Since 2014, the National Museum of the Royal Navy has led a project to rescue the amphibious craft from the docks.Since 2014, the National Museum of the Royal Navy has led a project to rescue the amphibious craft from the docks.