Sadly we haven't been able to retrieve the T-number from the tp of the front armor. In the 70's the "temporary roof" had been welded on top ot these numbers, and although we removed these carefully the numbers didn't show up.
With this post you will find the oldest pictures the museum has of the Conger. I like the picture a lot, because most of the features are still there and I guess it still had it's original paint and registration. You can see the T-number "T-80409" on the side, so we presume this is the original T-number.
This would make it a former 3inch Mortar carrier, Nigel??
We tried to find remains of the mortar supports on the rear armor plate, but we haven't been able to find and signs of these......
The search for the rocket and launcher is still in progress. Someone suggested the Conger used a 5inch rocket???? any comments?
Alex
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