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Unique ID:
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1325
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Added to Database:
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11 September 2010
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Last Edited:
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11 September 2010
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Type (ID):
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M47 Patton (1640)
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Model (ID):
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Italian Service (1645)
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Location Category (ID):
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Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor (67010)
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Location (ID):
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Solitary Vehicles (67050)
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Serial Number: |
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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Location History:
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1: Detroit Tank Arsenal / TACOM, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA (Primary manufacturer June 1951-November 1953) 2: Italy (Italian Army service) 3: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved American Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved American Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In USA publication:
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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October 2010
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1: Front left view
Taken: 2 October 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3780 Added: 12 October 2010 Filename: SN2796-F... Views: 3229 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Rear right view
Taken: 2 October 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3781 Added: 12 October 2010 Filename: SN2796-R... Views: 178 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Turret close-up
Taken: 2 October 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3782 Added: 12 October 2010 Filename: SN2796-R... Views: 192 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Close up on hull rear plate showing location of missing ...
Taken: 2 October 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3783 Added: 12 October 2010 Filename: SN2796-R... Views: 148 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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September 2010
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5: Front view
Taken: September 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3737 Added: 11 September 2010 Filename: Dig_M47_... Views: 183 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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6: Rear right view
Taken: September 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3738 Added: 11 September 2010 Filename: Dig_M47-... Views: 190 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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7: Rear left view
Taken: September 2010 Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 3739 Added: 11 September 2010 Filename: Dig_M47-... Views: 219 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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