LARC.

The LARC landing craft replaced the world war two DUKW. Suspension on the LARC is only by means of the large balloon tyres which greatly simplifies the job of getting the drive through the hull and to the wheels.

The LARC came into service with the Australian Army in 1964 for military and flood-relief operations. They have also been used at the Australian Antarctic bases for transport between ship and shore^*.

LARC V loa: 35', width: 10', height 10'2" Cummins V8 diesel 300hp Right: Auto Museum, Chanter Estate, Moama, NSW [4/'01].

- 4wd.sofcom.com/Mil/LARC/LARC.html

And by email:
b' n' smartchat net local --> I'm a LARC driver for AMSA maintaining light houses. The first six LARCs that arrived in Australia went to the Department of Transport and were used to maintain light houses and to resupply them all around Australia. The rest went to the Army. We operated from the light house ships the Cape Don, the Cape Piller and the Cape Morton from 1960 and we are still operating three of them from the new vessel the Cape Grafton which is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. December 1998 we sent two LARCs plus myself and three others down to Macquare island on the French ship Astrolabe to resupply the island with great success.
- Bruce Noble [9/'99]

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^* RACT Museum