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Seabrook Armored Truck


Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by: Great Britain
First Produced/Service Dates: 1915
Manufactured by: Chassis: Standard Motor Truck Company (USA)*Armor: Portholme Aerodrome Company
*Imported by Seabrook Brothers
Crew:  7
Armament: Main: (1) 3-Pounder (47mm) Vickers QF Cannon; Secondary: (4) Maxim .303 Machine Guns (Some sources state that later vehicles mounted Vickers .303 MG's)
Engine: (4) Cylinder Petrol (32hp Continental)
Miscellaneous Info: With the promise shown by the single AEC B-Type 3-Pounder Gun Truck used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Armored Car Squadrons as a mobile heavy support weapon, it was decided to build more gun trucks for their use  As the AEC B-Type Chassis had shown its limitations, it was determined to use a another, more robust vehicle to build the vehicles upon. The Seabrook 5-ton truck manufactured by Standard Motor Truck Company of Detroit, Michigan USA, was chosen for that role.

The vehicle was fitted with a rotating base and armored side panels that could be folded down to provide 360 degree gun traverse for the 3-pounder cannon.  Also, it's reported that some vehicles were also provided with gun shields to help protect the crew of the primary weapon as well. Although an improvement upon the B-Type gun trucks, unfortunately the Seabrook was too heavy and underpowered and had to stay on roads or solid ground to be used.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
     Seabrook Armored Truck Photos Imperial War Museum

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
Seabrook Armored Truck Information & Photos Landships II
"The Seabrook Standard" by Tim Gosling Key Military

Printed

Reference Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 B.T. White
Early Armoured Cars (AFV Profile #9) Major General N.W. Duncan
Early Armoured Cars (Shire Album #209) E. Bartholomew
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
The Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum: Armoured Cars (1900-1963)  
"The Seabrook Standard" (September 2023 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) Tim Gosling

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Seabrook Armored Truck Model Kit Den Bels Models 1/72 Resin.
       
Aftermarket Set Manufacturer Scale Other Information
       

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Seabrook Armored Truck Model (1/72 Den Bels) Ron Bell - Columbus, Ohio USA