Saw this video today about the Sherman tank (in remarkable condition) recovered in the 1980s from the sea at Slapton Sands in Devon in the UK. Nearly a thousand servicemen lost their lives during the D-Day training, most due to an attack by German E-Boats. More details on Operation Tiger here
And video about the recovered Sherman here
Interestingly, S-130 which torpedoed the LST, is the last remaining S- Boot, and has been restored by the Wheatcroft Collection: RETURN OF THE ‘SHARK’ ~ Boating NZ
Interesting article.
Most interesting.
Coincidentally, I live a few miles away from Slapton, and am actually
in the process of recreating the memorial site in 1/72 scale.
I have constructed, painted and weathered the tank model, and am now
working on the diorama base.
Paul
Looking at the memorial - the Sherman is obviously an M4A1, I’m guessing a Late Production Sherman because of the suspension and solid road wheels. It doesn’t have the extra plates welded ove the ammo boxes, so I am going out on a limb to even say that this could be an M4A1(75)W.
Pics when you’ve finished please! 
Yes, it’s a large hatch M4A1 75mm. Those had the extra armor cast into the hull. If you look closely it is a DD tank. The idler wheel has the mounting ring for a second set of sprockets and the transmission housing shows where the bow was attached.
You can see the tail corner of a DD here during one of the rehearsal landings in England
Living so close to Slapton, I have been able to visit on several occasions,
and have managed to take lots of photographs of the tank itself and the
site in general. I was also lucky to find online an aerial view, which has
provided me with relative measurements for my 1/72-scale diorama.
To be honest, this project has been ongoing for over two years; each
time I decide to do more work on it, something else becomes the priority
of the day, and the ‘Slapton Sherman’ finds itself on the back burner.
Yes, I need to complete the project … really I must!!
Paul
