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LARC-V

United States · Truck · built by Consolidated Diesel Electric

LARC-V
An aluminium-hulled amphibious lighter designed to carry five tons from ship to shore, and the DUKW's direct successor in US service.
LARC-V
Also known asLARC-5, Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo 5-ton
ManufacturerConsolidated Diesel Electric
CountryUnited States
Built1963–1968
TypeTruck
StatusProduction
UseMilitary
Propulsion
Land drive4x4
In waterPropeller
HullAluminium
EngineCummins V8-300 diesel
Power300 hp
Dimensions & performance
Length10.67 m
Width3.15 m
Weight9,000 kg
Speed on land48 km/h
Speed on water17 km/h
Seats3

The LARC-V — Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5-ton — is an American amphibious cargo carrier built from 1963, and the vehicle that took over the DUKW's role of moving supplies from ship to beach without transferring loads at the waterline.

Design

The hull is welded aluminium, driven in water by a single propeller and on land by four wheels, with the driver seated high and well forward for visibility over the cargo deck. Around 950 were built. The five-ton payload roughly doubled the DUKW's, and the higher water speed of about 9 knots mattered as much as the tonnage: fewer round trips per ship unloaded.

Service

It served extensively in Vietnam, and later in Army and Navy beach and lighterage units for decades. Some remain in service or in reserve, and a number have passed into civilian hands for research, survey and tourism work — one of very few large amphibians with a genuine second career.

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