Seabrook armoured lorry

Seabrook armoured lorry
TypeArmoured car
Place of originUnited Kingdom & United States
Service history
In service1915–1918
Used byRoyal Naval Air Service & British Army
WarsFirst World War
Production history
DesignerCharles Samson
Designed1914
ManufacturerPortholme Aerodrome Limited
Produced1915
No. built30
Specifications
Mass10 long tons (10 t)
Length24 ft (7.3 m)
Width7 ft (2.1 m)
Height6 ft (1.8 m)
Crew6–9

Armour.31 in (7.9 mm)
Main
armament
QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Vickers
Secondary
armament
2 or 4 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Maxim or
Vickers machine guns
Engine4-cylinder Continental
32 hp (24 kW)
DriveWheeled 4x2
Operational
range
100 mi (160 km)
Maximum speed 20 mph (32 km/h)
ReferencesFoss[1] & White.[2]

The Seabrook armoured lorry was a British heavy armoured car built on the chassis of an American 5-ton truck which saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War.

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