📌 1960’s FV620 Stalwart High Mobility Load Carrier, Norfolk Tank Museum.

STALWART H.M.L.C. FV620 -

 

The Stalwart H.M.L.C. (High Mobility Load Carrier) FV620 first entered service in 1960 and was manufactured by Alvis in the UK.

 

ENGINE - The Stalwart is fitted with a Rolls Royce B81 8 cylinder 6.2 litre water cooled petrol engine producing 210bhp at 3,750rpm coupled to a five speed manual gearbox, giving the vehicle a top speed of 45mph on the road.

 

Although at some time in its history the mechanism has been disabled, the Stalwart was designed to be fully amphibious, being fitted with a Dowty water jet propulsion system. This vehicle is, at the moment, in the early stages of restoration.

 

ROLE - The Stalwart high mobility 6x6 truck was designed to deliver up to 5 tonnes of supplies throughout the battlefield, in particular ammunition or fuel for the Main Battle Tanks, thus allowing the frontline troops to be resupplied, whatever the conditions.

 

SPECIFICATIONS -

 

▪︎Weight: 9 tons

▪︎Maximum payload: 5 tons

▪︎Width: 8 ft 4 in

▪︎Height: 7 ft 5 in

▪︎Length: 20 ft 8 in

▪︎Crew: Driver / Commander + One.

 

Information sourced from - norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/stalwart-h-m-l-c-fv630/

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