Niels v Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi Does any know why there are, on some Humber hulls, a metal plate welded on each side, that runs form one end to the other? Can any one help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 It looks very similar to the strengthening plates fitted to some up-armoured Ferrets which I presume is to stop the welds cracking at a join. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi Does any know why there are, on some Humber hulls, a metal plate welded on each side, that runs form one end to the other? Can any one help? Hello Niels, After seeing what you mean, I would say that it was welded on to protect the welded joint between upper and lower hull side plates. They may have proved vulnerable in service and that it was a modification. I have a feeling it could be a MkII or MkIII, that has been made into a MkIV, looking at the workshop manual, it shows the welded plates on there, but a stowage illustration for a MkII is without plates. Do you know if the hull without plates is earlier than the other? There is a hull number on a small plate welded on outside near the drivers left side visor. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi Richard they are both made in 42. The one, with out, has a chassi no. 63A1660 and the one with has chassi no. 63A3506 the one with out´s engine have been overhault in 44, could it then have been rebuild to a Mk 4, then? Niels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi Richard they are both made in 42. The one, with out, has a chassi no. 63A1660 and the one with has chassi no. 63A3506 the one with out´s engine have been overhault in 44, could it then have been rebuild to a Mk 4, then? Niels Neils, I think the Mk4 here, has 1942 on the hull and it has the plates welded same as yours. Do not have a note of the chassis number here. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 All the MKIV Humbers which I have observed have had 1942 on the data plates when in reality most were produced during 1943. They seem to have stamped them all in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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