armoured personnel carrier
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19970113-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Dominion Bridge Co Ltd. - Date Made --
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model Mk I*
- Pattern Name Universal Carrier
- Service Component Canadian Army
- Measurements Height 160.0 cm, Length 366.0 cm, Width 210.0 cm
- Caption Universal Carrier Mk I
- Additional Information British engineers designed the Universal Carrier as a light, armoured, all-terrain vehicle to carry troops, supplies, or a machine gun crew into battle. This Mk 1, made by Ford of Canada and the Dominion Bridge Company, had a crew of three.