Alvis Samaritan Armoured Ambulance (FV 104) in detail. Part One of Two.
National Army Museum, London

Photo Series by Christophe Jacquemont

These are photographs of a Samaritan armoured ambulance on display in front of the National Army Museum, in London UK. Following is a quote of the text on a plate riveted to the exhibit :

“The Samaritan is an unarmed but armoured ambulance based on the CVR(T) - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance, Tracked chassis.
Introduced in 1978 it has the same hull as the Sultan Command Vehicle, another derivative of the CVR(T) family of vehicles. Over 100 have been produced for the British Army. The Samaritan has a crew of two : commander/medical orderly and driver. It can carry four stretcher cases or five sitting cases or two stretcher and three sitting cases.
Access for casulaties is via a large door at the rear of the hull.

Length : 5.967 m
Width : 2.242 m
Height : 2.416 m
Combat Weight : 8,664 kg
Max. Road Range : 483 km
Max. Road Speed : 72.5 km/h “

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by Christophe Jacquemont, © Feb 10, 2001.
Last updated Jan 7, 2002.
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