Land Rovers and the R.A.N.

[bob10]

Having a chat about land rovers on RAN ships, I thought it would be an interesting story to follow up. It is. Courtesy of R.E.M.L.R.;


Australian mil Landy fleet info -REMLR (http://www.remlr.com/auinfo-navy.html)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Here is HMAS Voyager (II) on 27th January 1958 steaming up the Johore Strait on route to Singapore.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/273.jpg

Note the Land Rover adjacent the port bulwark.

These images comes from an AULRO thread on the restoration of one of these early RAN 80" Landies.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/series-i-land-rover-enthusiasts-section/47845d1339490481-ex-navy-1950-restoration-06105221.jpg
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-i-land-rover-enthusiasts-section/152531-ex-navy-1950-restoration.html

[Lotz-A-Landies]

First batch supplied from Grenville Motors to the RAN.

Note the third image was an 80" Tickford Station Wagon.