Looking For Help to Identify Carrier Please and Thank You

[Ralph Volkert]

Congrats James and Welcome

The numbers you posted need to be re - examined. I will post a copy of my list of UC ID numbers when I get home. You can compare your numbers and it will give you a feel for where yours lies.

The number behind the Gunner/commander is the upper hull number,
it should read: CB XXXX (Canadian Built). "CB 1636" is WAY too low a number, could it be a 7?

I believe the 9503 would be the Serial Number. There should also be a number stamped on the outside rear angle iron of the upper armour. (where it joins the rear fender) This is your Lower Hull number. In a perfect world all 3 numbers would be the same but they will be close. The Serial Number is the upper Hull # + 1000 +/- small amount

In my Case For example

Upper hull number = CB 8075
Lower hull Number = 8105
Serial Number = 9075

Build Date = June 1942

If you have the original motor The serial number there will be of help in
Dating your Carrier.

To Bring out the numbers rub with 0000 steel wool. and spray with WD40. This will polish/lighten the high spots and the WD40 will darken the rust/dust in the numbers and darken them. It will also evaporate incase you want to try again.

[Seatyger]

Thanks for the the tips and advise, I will get back at it and try to bring some more life into the numbers. When I went to photograph them, i brought the camera but forgot the SD Card................hence the crap Blackberry images.

Jim