English 3" Mortar Carrier

[Lynn Eades]

I posted, and then I lost my internet, meanwhile Chris pipped me at the post. I was not aware that you had the "T" number.
You wont find any stamped numbers on the hull, because the Brits didnt do it. She is definitely a Brit carrier,because the bed rails are made from channel steel with a square outer corner, the Canadian ones are a rolled section.
From Nigel's book (Vol 1 in fact) that contract was for a batch of 360 Mortar carriers. I have no doubt about the "T" number (T58362) being correct. There are other carriers in Australia from the same batch, if my memory serves me correctly.
You have a lot of original bits in there, and she should come up well. Keep posting. You will find some good help here.


Maybe Geoff or Hanno can separate this off as a carrier thread

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Maybe Geoff or Hanno can separate this off as a carrier thread

Sure, I am happy to move you spoilsports over to the carrier section

H.

[Lynn Eades]

Hi wayne, I have pulled a picture fron Alex Van wetering's Overloon Conger thread, which shows the mortar carrier rear panel with the universals many holes blanked off with short rivets. (factory done) If you look at Brian Johns thread you can see the two battery cable holes are also factory blanked

[kevin powles]

Hi Wayne, You dont hppen to have with that mortar carrier details or the remains of any rear mounting brackets which stowed the 3" mortar in place on the rear deck?.

nice carrier, kevin.

[andrew honychurch]

if it is indeed a Sentinel made Carrier my father was emplyed making these at the factory at Shrewsbury. He recalls many details about them, so if anyone has any particular question by all means try me and i will ask him. One thing he vividly recalls is the tarmac outside the factory gate. The test drivers used to spin left out of the factory on Harlescott Road and run about 7 miles up to Haughmond Hill and back. The road was completely scuffed up from that first fast left up the road! Every time he sees a Carrier he always looks to see whether it was a Sentinel or not.

[Lynn Eades]

I would like to know exactly how the riveting was done to get such perfect rivets. I believe the riveter had a gyroscope feature, that stopped them moving sideways. I would love to see specific tooling details, because many rivets are in awkward places.

[motto]

You'd probably be surprised at how primitive the gear was that was used to set the rivets Lynn. It would all be down to the skill of the workmen. Remember that they would be doing them by the thousand and if they muffed it they would be in for a right bawling out.
David