Mark 8 Landing craft tank

the lct mark 8 hmav abbeville (l4041)

the british produce 1 more large lct design, 225-foot lct mark 8, similar american lsm, in 1944. intended service in pacific , far east, carried 8 heavy tanks or 350 tons of cargo , had accommodation 50 armed troops plus crew of 22. 1 hundred , eighty-six mk.8s ordered; however, when war ended, cancelled , scrapped, or sold directly civilian service. 31 entered service royal navy. twelve later transferred british army; these operated royal army service corps, royal corps of transport. between 1958 , 1966, other 19 ships transferred foreign navies or civilian companies, converted other uses, or otherwise disposed of.