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Seabrook Armored Truck
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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 |
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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 |
