The Landing Craft Retriever Unit (LCRU) at the U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California, was used as a test vehicle to evaluate the straddle lift concept of container handling for amphibious operations. The LCRU was used to load and unload a beached LCM-6 landing craft. The cargo was an 8'x8'x20' maritime van container loaded to 22.4 tons gross. In addition, the LCRU was used to haul the container up various sand slopes and across unimproved terrain, and to load the container onto a trailer. (Author Modified Abstract)
Evaluation of a Straddle-Lift Vehicle as a Container Handler/Transporter for Amphibious Operations
1973
39 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marginal Terrain Straddle-Lift Container Handler
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