Conger Carrier restoration, Overloon The Netherlands

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hi Rick,

Thanks for bringing this old thread back to the surface after so many years; I can't believe it has been almost 6 years! I can get you in touch with the museum if you like, or contact them on your behalf.

I also saw the thread on HMVF with the mistery A-frame and I have to be honest...it does look somewhat different when compared to the drawings of the provisional working instructions of the Conger. The open ends of the "A" look exactly the same, but the towing end looks different; the drawing shows a triangular shaped plate wth a hole, in stead of a fancy towing hook like in your pictures. The length adjustment has also got me puzzled; it isn't covered in the drawing, nor is it mentioned in the instructions itself. The pictures I have aren't very conclusive on this subject.
These are my observations, but as mentioned the info I got from Nigel Watson are maked "provisional", so the drawings might have differed from the real setup! I hope Nigel doesn't mind me displaying a small piece of one of the drawing (?). I think it's also displayed in the second volume of the universal carriers books.

regards,

Alex

p.s. Overloon also has an AVRE with 95mm Close Support, Cromwell and a number of carriers! Well worth a visit