year of manufacture from hull number?

[kevin powles]

hi, can anyone estimate year of manufacture of a carrier Mk1, 2 pounder, hull number 5322. I need this for registration purposes for road use in the uk.......help!. sorry... no serial no i'm afraid.

[Jordan Baker]

Well the "T" number block for the 2pdr carriers was from T51100 - T51199 under contract CDLV213

Carrier T51101 is a standard Mk1* UC built in March 1942 (its located close to me unrestored)
My front armour is T51175 built in April 1942

So I would pick a number in that range with either March or April 1942 as your build date.

[kevin powles]

hi, Jordan, thanks for the info. I have read alot of your threads and am using your thread on the armoured radio battery box to build one myself, just would like to get ahold of the hinges and catches if they are still available.

[Ralph Volkert]

Kevin

I have a similar problem. Here is a list of info I have put together. I hope it helps.

If anyone can help with more info PLEASE let me know! Especially with any info around the 8000 series of hull numbers.

If you have any trouble reading this let me know and I will email you the text file.


Model # UHull # LHull # S/N ENGINE# C.D. DATE WD#
UC 2MKI 8xxx TL-8xxx 42 CT 40133

UC 2MkI 213 Mar 42 CT 51101

UC 2MkI 5322 213

UC 2MkI 213 Mar 42 CT 51171

UC 2MkI 213 Apr 42 CT 51176

UC 2MkI CB 8075 8105 ? ? 213 ?Aug 42? (est)

UC2MkI 8981 TL-9007-F 213 42 CT112790

UC2MkI 12804 213 Jan 43

UC 2MkI 12874 13877 TL-13873-F 213 Feb 43

UC2MkI 13514 14539 Mar 43 CT113631

UC 2MkI 16883

UC 2MkI CT113394

UC 2MkI CT113643

UC 2MkI CT163013
UC 2Mk1 CT163284
UC 2MkI CT201439
UC 2MkI CT203944

UC 2MkII 24059

UC 2MkII 24699 24742 25680 TL-26707-F 2609 Mar 44 CT266677

UC 2MkII CT268282

UC MkII 27219 TL-28513-F 2609 CT268319


(@) waiting for more info


Contract Numbers ? CDSt-957,CDLV-58...73..213...259...422...423...435...445

2pdr CT 51100 – 51199 ?

Canadian Production Numbers
1941 2927
1942 8783 11,710
1943 10582 22,292
1944 6696 28,988
1945 104
Total 29092



Armored Cars 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Valentine 2 pdr Tank1
731 9431 4041
Ram Tank1
271 1,1001 8211
Ram OP Tank1
841
Grizzly Tank1
1881
Sexton 25 pdr Self Propelled1
4241 1,2361 4621
GM Armored Car1 2761 8411 61
Ford Scout Car1 9021 1,4071 7611 1851
Otter Reconnaissance Car1 1,1291 6321
Universal (Bren) Carrier1
2,9271 8,5951 9,4291 6,6011 1041
Universal (Mortar) Carrier1
1881 1,0531 951
Windsor Carrier1 2,0061 2,9891
Sources:

Aid to Russia:


CANADIAN AID
sent lost arrived
Valentine VII
1388 180 1208
Universal Carriers
1.348
sent lost arrived 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 total
Total Valentine +
3782 320 3462 216 959 1776 381 3332
Total Univ. Carrier +
2560 224 2336 330 903 408 351 16 2008

[Jordan Baker]

Nice list. However two of the numbers are not CT#'s They should be T#'s Not really sure if it makes much difference but that is what is stamped on them.

UC 2MkI 213 Mar 42 CT 51101
UC 2MkI 213 Apr 42 CT 51176

Both of these are only T#'s

[Ralph Volkert]

Hey Jordon

Sometimes this hobby gives me a headache!!!

It was my understanding that all canadian carriers were CT XXXX and that in the beginning of production not all were actually hull marked CT and some were only marked with a T number. But that they would still have been a "CT"

My list does have a bias in that I have tried to only post canadian carriers. Hence the CT designations. IF not ALL Canadian carriers were marked CT as they left the factory, was there a rhyme or reason for the variance?

I thought T designations were normally British and Australian carriers. Jordon could you confirm if the 2 carriers you mention were canadian?

If anyone can shed some light....
(Type slowly please!)

[Jordan Baker]

Yes both of those numbers are Canadian built carriers. One of them is mine and the other is about 15min away from me. It is a Cnd built carrier. However they both have only a "T" followed by the number stamped into them. It is my understanding that they were built under a British contract hense the lack of "C"