2013

TR0042 : British Mark IV Tank, Ashford, Kent

taken 11 years ago, near to Ashford, Kent, England

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British Mark IV Tank, Ashford, Kent
British Mark IV Tank, Ashford, Kent
Dating from 1917, and presented to the people of Ashford on 1st August 1919.

Weight: 26 tons
Length: 26' 5"
Width: 10' 6"
Height: 8' 10"

Road speed 4 m.p.h., with the petrol capacity of 70 gallons giving an operational range of 35 miles.
This 'female' version of the tank was armed with five 308 Lewis machine guns.
Crew of eight: Commander, Driver, two Gearsmen, four Gunners.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Defence, Military County: Kent Place: Ashford(Kent) other tags: Military Tank Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Events On This Day In History · Great War Centenary Automatic Clusters: · Ashford Kent [32] · British Mark IV Tank [6] Title Clusters: · British Mark IV Tank, Ashford, Kent [6] ·
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TR0042, 313 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Peter Trimming   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 19 March, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 20 March, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0085 4291 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.0118N 0:52.2254E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0085 4291
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