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Patton Museum, P.O. Box 208, Fort Knox, KY 40121-0208, USA.
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(502) 624-3812
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9am – 4.30pm weekdays. 10am – 4.30pm weekends and holidays October - April. 10am – 6pm weekends and holidays May – September. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, December 24, 25 and 31, January 1.
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Official Website: |
Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor
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Patton Museum Foundation
Armored Ghosts of Fort Knox
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37.91210689
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Tanks Previously Here: |
1: Sturmgeschütz III Assault Gun - Panzermuseum, Munster, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony, Germany (Until 1979)
2: Hummel Self-Propelled Howitzer - Panzermuseum, Munster, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony, Germany (Until 1976)
3: Hummel Self-Propelled Howitzer - U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA (Until March 2010)
4: Panzer IV/70 Tank Destroyer - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Dates unknown)
5: Panther Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
6: Panther II Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until December 2010)
7: Tiger II Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until December 2010)
8: 15cm sIG 33 Grille Self-Propelled Howitzer - U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA (Until 2010)
9: Leopard Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
10: MBT-70 Tank - U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland, USA (Until early 1990s)
11: XM803 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
12: Ford 3-ton Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
13: M2A3 Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
14: M24 Chaffee Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until March 2010)
15: M42A1 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until March 2010)
16: M551 Sheridan Airborne Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until December 2010)
17: M3A3 Lee IV/V Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 8 December 2010)
18: M51 Sherman Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
19: M7B2 Priest Howitzer Motor Carriage - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (February 1965 – 15 December 2010)
20: M47 Patton Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
21: M48 Patton Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
22: M48A1 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
23: M48A5 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
24: M48A5E1 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
25: M60 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 19 October 2010)
26: T29E3 Heavy Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
27: M51 Tank Recovery Vehicle - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (1979 - 19 October 2010)
28: M56 Scorpion Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun - 82nd Airborne Division Museum, Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Until Spring 1984)
29: M50A1 Ontos Self-Propelled Recoilless Rifle - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until December 2010)
30: LVT(A)1 Amphibian - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
31: T-34-85 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
32: T-34-85 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
33: T-54A Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
34: T-55 Enigma Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
35: Type 69-IIB Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
36: T-72 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
37: A34 Comet Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
38: A41 Centurion Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
39: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
40: FV4030/4 Challenger 1 Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until October 2010)
41: Mark V* Heavy Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
42: A22 Churchill Crocodile Flame-Throwing Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
43: Type 97 Te-Ke Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until December 2010)
44: Renault FT Light Tank - US Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Until 2009)
45: Renault FT Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until 15 December 2010)
46: AMX-13/90 Light Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until March 2010)
47: Stridsvagn 103C Tank - National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Until November 2010)
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Fort Knox is situated about 30 miles south-west of Louisville and can be reached from there by following Route 31W. Although famous for its Bullion Depository, it is in fact one of the largest military installations in America and houses about 30,000 military personnel. It is the U.S. Army's Armor Center and many modern armoured vehicles can be seen all around the Post, for instance M60 Patton and Ml Abrams main battle tanks, as well as older M47 and M48 Patton tanks in reserve areas.
During the Second World War a number of armoured vehicles and guns captured by the Third US Army were sent to Fort Knox for study and evaluation. After the war these vehicles aroused public interest and were collected together, along with various pre-war Allied vehicles found on Post, into a building on Old Ironsides Avenue. In May 1949 this was dedicated as the “Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor” in memory of General George S. Patton, Jr., the renowned commander of the Third US Army, who had died in a road accident in December 1945.
The museum was moved to its present location on 11th November 1972, the 87th anniversary of Patton's birthday, and it is now one of the largest in the U.S. Army Museum System. The museum building (number 4554) was built using only donations from armour enthusiasts and organisations from around the world. An extension was added to the museum building recently which has allowed more of the museum's vehicles to be displayed within it. A fund-raising campaign is in progress to pay for further expansion of the museum and any donations for this are gratefully received by the museum. The museum building is located in Keyes Park, beside the Godman Army Airfield. It is near the main entrance to Fort Knox and is reached from there by turning left off Chaffee Avenue down Ballard Avenue, and then down Fayette Avenue.
The museum's collection is not confined to fully-tracked armoured vehicles, but also includes half-tracked and wheeled military vehicles as well as artillery (particularly anti-tank guns), uniforms, small-arms, and even helicopters (there are two on display in the museum building and one on the Post). It also has, of course, a great many exhibits related to its namesake, General Patton. These are on display in the Patton Gallery and include his personal jeep, his mobile headquarters van, and the Cadillac limousine he was in when he had his fatal accident. This car has since been restored to its original condition. Also on display are his famous ivory-handled revolvers, some of his uniforms, and many of his personal effects which were donated by his son Major-General (retd.) George S. Patton. The museum also depicts the history of Fort Knox itself, from the American Revolution to the present day.Most of the museum's vehicles cannot be displayed in the museum building because of lack of space. Some can be seen on display in Keyes Park surrounding the museum, others are stored in warehouses, and the rest are scattered around the Post. The museum has three warehouses; Nelson Hall (building number 1539), Austin Hall (number 1538) and Trover Hall (number 1531). The latter is the one used mainly for restoring and maintaining vehicles. Austin Hall is also known as the LST Building because it is in the shape of a Landing Ship Tank.
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Museum Building
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Unique ID: |
106
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Unique ID: |
1305
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2762 (source: N. Baumgardner).
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“USA 30121290” painted on forward hull sides.
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“REBEL’S ROOST” painted on turret sides (previously “THE PHOENIX” painted on upper glacis).
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“24 I” (previously “M-24”) painted on front right mud flap. “34-?2?” (previously “1942”) painted on front left mud flap. White star markings painted on turret sides (previously also on glacis).
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Originally lend-leased to France, this M24 was returned to America by U.S. Air Forces Property Disposal in May 1972. It is in running order. It was found to contain some Algerian coins, implying that it had seen service in Algeria. It may well therefore have served with 12e Regiment Chasseurs d’Afrique which was reorganised in 1955 with a squadron of M24 ‘Bisons’ and deployed in Morocco in a garrison role. This unit was sent to Algeria in April 1958, and was eventually repatriated to France, being disbanded in 1963. The tank was on display in the museum building as “The Phoenix” before going into storage in one of the warehouses. It is now back on display in the museum as “Rebel’s Roost” (source: D. Moriarty, N. Baumgardner).
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1297
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Broken blue line painted around turret.
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This tank was acquired from the Army in May 1965 and is now on display having its engine changed. It has a piece of tubing in place of its main armament.
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1224
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“24” painted on turret sides. “4-1Δ69” painted on lower right of glacis. “A-24” painted on lower left of glacis. White star painted in centre of glacis.
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Keyes Park
| Location ID: | 67030 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 37.896869, -85.975603 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Unique ID: |
105
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61007 (source: D. Moriarty)
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757
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Pilot number 4.
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“U S ARMY 2Z289” painted on hull sides.
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White stars painted on turret sides and splashboard.
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This Sheridan was acquired by the museum from Army Material Command at Rock Island, Illinois in May 1971. On 17 June 2010 it was moved off its concrete pad in Keyes Park and parked at the back of the museum parking lot (source: G. Walden).
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Unique ID: |
1289
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(1983: “U S ARMY 3028639” painted on left side door and right superstructure side.)
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Fitted with steel cleat track. “M31” painted on front right glacis. “19??” painted on front left glacis. White stars painted on superstructure sides. (1983: White stars painted on glacis and turret sides.)
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This TRV was a 5th Armored Division memorial before being acquired by the museum and transferred from Grafenwöhr, Germany, in July 1975. The side door has been factory-welded shut and all boom and support mounts, and rear deck stowage, have been removed. Some of its parts were used in the restoration of the museum’s M3 medium tank. It is currently missing its dummy turret gun (though this was previously present).
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1461
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“XM1” painted on front right mud flap.
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This is the first pilot vehicle of the M1, known as ‘FSED PV1’. On 17 June 2010 it was moved off its concrete pad in Keyes Park and parked at the back of the museum parking lot (source: G. Walden).
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1463
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D6422 (source: D. Moriarty).
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“24-4-64” painted on front right nose. “HQ-66” painted on front left nose. “Λ” and small insignia painted on side plates. “V” painted on turret sides. Painted overall desert sand.
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Warehouses
| Location ID: | 67040 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 0, 0 | | Location Accuracy: | 0 |
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1552
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13F158 (source: N. Baumgardner/USAAR).
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“11ACR” painted on front right nose. “1-4-1” painted on front left nose.
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This M551 was formerly at Harris Hall (source: N. Baumgardner/USAAR).
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Solitary Vehicles
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1317
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Cast muzzle brake. MG mounted on roof. “M-41” (previously “M41”) painted on front right mud flap and rear left engine deck. “1951” painted on front left mud flap and rear right engine deck. White star painted on glacis (previously also on turret sides).
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This tank was for many years on display beside Old Ironsides Avenue in front of Humpick Hall (building number 1481), the then Headquarters of the Lightning Brigade. Its ownership passed to the museum in July 1975. It is believed to be the same vehicle that is now on display on Stithton Traffic Circle.
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1457
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463406: “U S ARMY 463406” painted on hull sides.
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Lifting eye high on left turret side. “Thunderbolt VI” painted on hull sides. White stars painted on turret sides and transmission cover. (Previously “M4A3E8” painted on right of transmission cover. “1944” painted on left of transmission cover).
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This Sherman is on display at the Court of Honor in Brooks Field, at the intersection of Chaffee Avenue and Old Ironsides Avenue. It used to have a propane-fired gun above its main armament which was used for saluting the flag on ceremonial occasions. It was acquired by the museum in July 1975. The Court of Honor consists of a flagpole encircled by plaques commemorating the U.S. armoured and mechanised divisions that fought in World War II.
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13) M47 Patton Tank
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American / Italian
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1325
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2796: “2796” stamped into front towing lugs (source: D. Moriarty).
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Cylindrical muzzle brake. “M-47” painted on front right and rear left mud flap. “1952” painted on front left and rear right mud flap. White star painted on turret sides and glacis. Metal strips welded diagonally on turret sides.
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This M47 is on display on Stithton Traffic Circle (it was not there in 1983). The rain channels welded on the turret sides and the presence of a mount for a rebuild data plate on the hull rear plate (now missing) indicate that it previously served in the Italian Army.
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1218
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1052
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“US ARMY 09177569” previously painted on side stowage boxes.
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“SUE” previously painted on sides of bore evacuator.
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White star painted on glacis. Plaque attached to glacis plate. Previous markings: “M-48A2-C” (before that “2B.34Δ”) painted on front right mud flap. “1959” (before that “A 21”) painted on front left mud flap. White stars painted on turret sides.
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This Patton is on display with two other tanks (previously two helicopters and an M113 A.P.C.) on Stithton Traffic Circle, at the intersection of Chaffee Avenue with Knox Street. It was acquired from the Army in October 1972. For some time it carried markings that were a copy of those on an M48A3 nick-named ‘Sue’ which took part in a heroic action during the Vietnam War, and for which its commander was posthumously decorated. It has a plaque attached to the glacis that reads as follows:
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THE M48A3 MEDIUM TANK
“SUE” IS A REPLICA OF THE MAIN
BATTLE TANK IN WHICH SERGEANT
GARY P. HERSCHBERGER WAS KILLED
IN ACTION, 25 NOVEMBER 1969
WHILE SERVING AS A TANK COMMANDER
WITH COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION,
34TH ARMOR IN THE REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM. SERGEANT HERSCHBERGER
WAS AWARDED THE SECOND OAK
LEAF CLUSTER TO THE SILVER STAR
FOR THE HEROIC MANNER IN WHICH
HE COMMANDED HIS TANK, SHOWERING
DEVASTATING FIRE UPON ENEMY
POSITIONS AT THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
OF HIS OWN LIFE. THE M48A3 TANK WAS
USED BY AMERICAN ARMOR UNITS
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1217
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1201
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“US ARMY 2A7361” painted on side stowage boxes.
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“M48A2C” painted on front right and rear left mud flap. “1959” (previously “1956”) painted on front left and rear right mud flap. White stars painted on glacis and turret sides.
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This Patton is on display on a plinth beside Chaffee Avenue opposite another M48A2C, at the main entrance to Fort Knox. It was acquired by the museum from the Army in August 1972. The plinth has lettering on its right side that reads “WELCOME TO FORT KNOX”.
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1216
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305
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“US ARMY 2A4985” previously painted on side stowage boxes.
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“M48A2C” painted on front right mud flap. “1959” (previously “1956”) painted on front left mud flap. White stars painted on glacis and turret sides.
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This Patton is on display on a plinth beside Chaffee Avenue opposite another M48A2C, at the main entrance to Fort Knox. It was acquired by the museum from the Army in August 1972. Note that the plinth used to read “HOME OF CAVALRY & ARMOR” on its left side but this lettering was removed during the first half of 2010 (source: D. Moriarty).
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Richardson Motor Pool
| Location ID: | 67060 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 37.91859257, -85.93244076 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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1302
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30173706 according to records. “U S ARMY 142057” seen painted on side stowage boxes in 1983, “USA3013706” seen previously.
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T-shaped muzzle brake. White stars painted on turret sides and glacis. “M41A1” painted on front right mud flap (not seen in 1983, but seen previously). “1952” painted on front left mud flap (not seen in 1983, but seen previously).
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This M41 was loaned by the US Army in April 1974 and was on display in Keyes Park for some years. It is now in Richardson Motor Pool (source: D. Moriarty). It appears now to generally be in poor condition.
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1299
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Serial Number: |
1080
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USA 30165848
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T-shaped muzzle brake. “TG”, “81477” and “T02” painted on nose.
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This M41A3 was transferred from the Letterkenny Army Depot at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in May 1969. It was restored to running order in 1977 and for some years was displayed in the museum building, with the museum’s M551, in a Vietnam setting. It was then stored for a number of years in the LST Building before being relocated to Richardson Motor Pool where it is currently located awaiting transportation to Fort Benning, Georgia (source: D. Moriarty).
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1303
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3424 (M41).
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This vehicle is an M41A3 Light Tank that was converted in 1974 by Naval Air Systems Command to tow land targets by radio control. Its turret has been replaced by a steel dome and servo-actuators have been attached to the driver's controls. All internal stowage fittings have been removed and a radio receiver and circuitry have been added to the right of the driver's position. It was transferred from the Naval Air Development Center at Warminster, Pennsylvania, in June 1975 and is still in running order. It was in storage in one of the Fort Knox warehouses being moved to Richardson Motor Pool.
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1282
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0007
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“XM 800T” painted on front right mud flap. “1974” painted on front left mud flap.
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This vehicle was acquired by the museum from the Armor and Engineer Board in April 1977. It remained for many years on display in front of their building (number 1109B) beside Sixth Street (on display nearby was an XM9, USA 8C8468, a prototype of the M9 Universal Engineer Tractor).
On 4 August 2010 it was moved to Richardson Motor Pool, and it was opened and examined on 6 August 2010. It was found that most of the internal components are missing, including the main gun; the barrel is welded in place. There are handwritten notes throughout the interior turret area that appear to have been left over by the test/evaluation teams. There is no vehicle data plate, and there appears to be a 55 gallon drum in the engine compartment so it is assumed there is no power pack. (Source: D. Moriarty).
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1143
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20026 (Source: D. Moriarty).
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This is a prototype of a vehicle designed for beach landing. The base tank, an M4A4 serial number 20026, was one of a number of tanks sent to York Safe & Lock for fitting with a T6 swimming device (source: K. Laughlin). The T6 consisted originally of large buoyancy tanks in front of and behind the tank (only the rear buoyancy tank remains on this tank); the T6 was later standardised as the M19. In addition this tank has been fitted with six spigot mortars at the top of the glacis set to fire forward and intended to clear beach obstacles. It came from Quantico in a vehicle trade; its duckbill track will be removed to put on the ‘Cobra King’ Jumbo and the track previously removed from that vehicle will be put on this one (source: D. Moriarty). It was previously on display, with the Quantico Chi-Ha, at the Navy Memorial Museum in the Navy Yard at Washington, D.C., and before that at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
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Unique ID: |
1324
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20: “20” stamped into towing lug (source: D. Moriarty).
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30186153 (source: D. Moriarty).
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Walkway fixed on top of left side of hull. Cast muzzle brake.
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This M47 was displayed on post for a number of years, possibly near Serio Hall. It was then displayed for some years in the museum with its glacis and left turret side cut away in order to show its interior, and in about 2002 it was pulled out of the museum and moved to Richardson Motor Pool. (Source: D. Moriarty).
This M47 has an unusual cast muzzle brake which indicates it was probably one of the original pilot vehicles of the M47 series.
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24) M47 Patton Tank
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American / Belgian
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1321
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2947 (source: D. Moriarty).
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“53892” stencilled on glacis (lightly painted over when seen in 1983) and on plate attached to rear left hull.
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Belgian flag (black, yellow and red vertical stripes) and white circle painted on glacis (both lightly painted over when seen in 1983). Belgian flag painted on rear registration plate. “2947” chalked on glacis. White circle daubed on rear of turret stowage box. Red spot painted on front right mud flap. Cylindrical muzzle brake.
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It is believed that this M47 was used by the Belgian Army prior to it being acquired by the museum in July 1982. The bow-gunner's position has been converted to become the driver's position, and the original driver's position has been replaced by ammunition storage racks. It has jettisonable-fuel-tank racks fitted at the rear, and it is in running order. It was stored in the LST Building before being moved to the Richardson Motor Pool (source: D. Moriarty).
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1214
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923: “923” stamped into sides of upper and lower engine deck.
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White stars painted on glacis and turret sides.
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This Patton was acquired in running order direct from the Army. It was on display in the main museum building for some years.
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1467
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7108: “7108” stamped into data plate.
Turret: 61 (“10905434 ?AT 758 SER 61 [C]” cast into turret roof).
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399630 (USMC): “USMC 399630” painted on side stowage boxes.
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“BUSTER” painted on bore evacuator sides.
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Fitted with Blazer armour. “USMC” painted on front mud flaps. Painted overall desert sand.
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This M60A1 (a RISE Passive model) served as the Battalion Commander’s tank of 1st Tank Battalion during Operation Desert Storm. It has been at Fort Knox since its return in 1992, at the USMC Detachment (Building 2372). During 2010 it was moved to the Richardson Motor Pool so that USMC volunteers could do work and repairs on the power pack and generator. (Source: D. Moriarty). It has a rebuild data plate that indicates it was rebuilt at MCLB Albany, Georgia, in October 1983.
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1468
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4666 (source: J. Daneri).
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JK007B: “U S ARMY JK007B” painted on side stowage boxes.
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White stars painted on turret sides.
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1470
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53 (source: J. Daneri).
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09B8526 (source: J. Daneri).
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“43E16-14” or similar painted on front left of dozer blade. Painted overall desert sand.
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1462
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“ANSWER TO THIS” painted on sides of gun barrel.
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“QTA 002 A 9049 ARM BN” painted on centre of nose. “TF 1-54▲” painted on left of nose. “A11” painted on right of nose. “^51Λ” painted on side plates. “^51” painted on turret rear. Broken squares painted on turret sides.
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On 10 September 2010 this Abrams, an M1E1, was moved out of the museum ready to be transported to Richardson Motor Pool the following week (source: D. Moriarty).
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1276
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“Ser 7” cast into turret roof (source: D. Moriarty).
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“HTNO 2285” cast into turret roof (source: D. Moriarty). “T-29” (previously “T29”) painted on lower right glacis and rear left mud flap, “1946” painted on lower left glacis and rear right mud flap.
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This tank was acquired by the museum in 1972 and for many years was on display in front of the south end of Marshall Hall. It is fitted with extended end connectors on its tracks, and is missing its muzzle-brake. On 4 August 2010 it was transferred by HETT (Heavy Equipment and Truck and Transport) to Richardson Motor Pool (source: ArmorForTheAges.com).
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1277
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“72 074 2” or similar cast into turret rear. “T-30” (previously “T30”) painted on lower right glacis and rear left mud flap, “1947” painted on lower left glacis and rear right mud flap.
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This tank was acquired by the museum in 1972 and for many years was on display in front of the north end of Marshall Hall. It is fitted with extended end connectors on its tracks. On 4 August 2010 it was transferred by HETT (Heavy Equipment and Truck and Transport) to Richardson Motor Pool (source: ArmorForTheAges.com).
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1275
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“2” (source: D. Moriarty).
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“T-34” painted on lower right glacis, “1949” painted on lower left glacis.
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This tank was on display for many years beside an XM303 ({UID:1172}) close to Serio Hall (building 2370) on Old Ironsides Avenue. Due to the construction of buildings around Serio Hall it was moved to Richardson Motor Pool in 2007 or 2008 (source: D. Moriarty). It was one of the two pilot models of the T34 built, the one that was fitted with a muzzle-brake, and extended-end connectors on its tracks. Its ownership passed to the museum in 1972.
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1312
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Pilot #1 (source: D. Moriarty).
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Ladder on right turret side.
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This T43 (a pilot for the M103 series) is believed to have joined the Patton Museum collection in the 1980s or 1990s. It appears to be generally in poor condition. It has a short ladder welded to the right side of the turret, probably to improve access during testing.
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1279
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“666” (source: D. Moriarty).
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“USMC 233150” painted on side stowage boxes.
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“A11” painted on turret sides. Yellow square painted on glacis.
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This M103A2 was donated by the USMC. It was transferred from A Company of the 8th Tank Battalion of the USMC Reserve at Louisville, Kentucky, in January 1974. It was on display for many years beside Skidgel Hall (building 1724) on Morande Street; by the summer of 2009 it had been moved to Richardson Motor Pool.
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