W.W.II DUKW Restoration 1945 Amphibious 2 1/2 ton truck This is the DUKW coming out of the water. A DUKW (duck) is a 2 1/2 ton amphibious truck that was used in W.W.II. With out the DUKW ships would have to unload their cargo into smaller boats. These boats would need to have their cargo unloaded at the shoreline and then loaded into trucks which would bring the cargo to its destination point on ...

DUKW Reservists prepare to get underway, April, 1973 While I was attached to the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit in Waterloo, Iowa, in the early 1970's I had the great pleasure of taking part in the restoration and operation of a 1945 GMC DUKW. Our DUKW had not been shipped overseas and when the war ended was eventually sent to Govt. Surplus. In 1955 it became the property of the local Civil Defense ...

DUKW Picture Page These pictures were taken during 'Amphib 96', a meeting of amphibious vehicle owners from Europe who gathered in the Lake District and in York in the north of England in 1996. This DUKW has a Turbo charged Diesel engine ! This Slipway was VERY steep and all the DUKW's ended up with their rears ends sliding down the slope. This was another slipway, a little more gentle incline.

DUKWs Dukws of 377 Coy. R.A.S.C. In 1943, the R.A.S.C. set up an Amphibious Training Centre at Towyn on the coast of North Wales, where all ranks received instruction. Reg, by now a Captain, had his first encounter with a DUKW here in February 1944 and described it as an amazing vehicle . The DUKW was a converted U.S General Motors standard six-wheeled drive 2 ton truck, which was both wheel ...