AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
This page was updated on 10 - 01 - 2006

Amphibs sorted by year of production can be found on René Pohl Site www.schwimmauto.de

No picture SA-42 Gallowglas

Infantry Fighting Vehicle



SA8 SA-8 (1975)

The SA-8 was developed in the late sixties, and first appeared publicly in 1975. An amphibious 6x6 surface-to-air missile launcher with its own radar systems for surveillance, tracking and missile guidance, it served as a versatile and capable replacement for towed anti-aircraft guns. The crew of five are housed (obviously) at the front, while the engine is at the rear. When it goes swimming, propulsion is via two water jets at the rear of the hull. Steering (on solid ground) operates on the front and rear of the three axles.

http://www.mil.com/tankmuseum/sa8.htm

SA (SA)

Japanese Swamp Crossing Vehicle (SA) Length : 6.945m
Width : 2.945m
Hight : 2.20m
Empty Weight : 8.25t
Engine : Water Cooling Diesel (130PS/2,000rpm)
Max Speed :
19Km/h (On the mud)
8Km/h (On the Water)
35Km/h (On the Ground)
Crew : 2
See also the Swamp Crossing Vehicle FB

Only a small picture, the big picture is to be found at the site of Akira Sahara
http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~strange/vehicle/track/scv.htm

Sam Sam (2003)

All wheel drive Prototype amphibious vehicle from Poland
Engine Fiat 120 HP Capacity 2000 cc with Automatic Transmission
Diff. locks front and rear
6-Ton PTO winch in front
Propeller for water propulsion.
Km/h on road approx. 80 Km/ in the water approx. 10 km/h
2 to 3 seats and a load up to approx. 300 kg

Little detail:
The engine is in the back, right behind the seats,
there is no fire wall or sound proofing at all.
And to make your smile bigger:
Between engine and gearbox there is a chain drive.

no picture Sabiex

have to add soon.

Salamander Sallie Salamander (2002)

Here name is Sally and her construction started in 1999.
Richard Trojan has build her and she has her own website http://trojanandson.com

Length - 22' Width - 8' 6" Height - with wheels down 9'
Keel height with wheels down - 12" Wheel length centre to centre - 16'
Weight - approx. 7000 lbs. Hull Material - Aluminium
Pay Load - 1 ton on land, 2 tons in water

Engine and Out drive - Mercruiser 350 Chevy & Alpha-1 out drive
Main Hydraulic pumps - Mannesmann, Rexroth, Variable Displacement Series 31, AAIOVSO
Auxiliary Hydraulic pump - AA10VS028 - Pressure Compensated Pump
Wheel motor - White fixed displacement
Tires 31" diameter
Steering (boat) Passive hydraulic helm controls
Steering (car) front wheels via tie rods and Chevy Steering Box

no picture Salvator

Cross index ??? have to add soon.

No picture Saxon HMMWV Type 1

UK Amphibious Wheeled Troop Carrier

Scat Scat http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

No picture Schäfe Orion

This is an amphibious camper

The picture is in the book "Mit dem Auto baden gehen", (Sold out).

Schneider Laurant Schneider-Laurent-amphibious tank (1930)

This is a French construction and it had three different purposes:
1: it had tracks
2: it had wheels
3: it had two props for water use
The change from tracks to wheel drive could be done within 3 minutes. But the crew had to leave the vehicle for that job!
The tin can was powered by a V8 petrol engine with around 100hp.

Picture and info was send in by René Pohl the author of the book
"Mit dem Auto baden gehen", ISBN 3893657029. Who has an amphibious site of his one.

SchwimmKÜBELwagen SchwimmKÜBELwagen 82

This is a Prototype Schwimmwagen with the bodywork from a type 82 Kübelwagen.

http://www.scsn.bee.qut.edu.au/~rwalker/cj2a/1943gpa/history.htm

SchwimmKÜBELwagen 181 SchwimmKÜBELwagen 181

This to is a Prototype Schwimmwagen but this one has the bodywork from a type 181 Kübelwagen. (The THING)

It is the only amphibious 181 in the world.

Info send in by Frank Suha.

Schwimmwagen SchwimmWagen 166 (1942)

Professor Porsche developed the Schwimmwagen based on the standard VW Kubelwagen and work done by Hannes Trippel on the SG7. The resulting vehicle was the Type 128 Schwimmwagen. Production started in 1940 with thirty vehicles being produced at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen works. The Type 128 consisted of a boat body married to a standard Volkswagen chassis. The 128 was further refined to the Type 166 which was manufactured, starting in 1942, in mass quantities. The Type 166 had a wheelbase 40cm shorter and a width reduction of 10cm from the Type 128. The same power plant of 1,130 cm3 used in the Kubelwagen was used in the Schwimmwagen from 1943.

http://www.know.demon.co.uk/schwimmwagen/partstat.htm
http://www.milweb.net
http://www.schwimmwagen.myweb.nl/photo1a.htm

Scrambler Scrambler http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

Sdkfz Sdkfz 141Pzkfw III Ausf.G als Tauchpanzer

This is a German submersible Battle Tank
It drives over the bottom of the water with a max depth of 15 meter Has a crew of 5 (very brave men) :) The crew and the engine get there air through a hose from the mother ship.

Only a small picture, the big picture is to be found at the site of Akira Sahara
http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~strange/vehicle/track/amvh-t.htm

Sealander Sealander MK2

Special page

Made by T & M Roycroft from New Sealand, this prototype was built 1992 and has a 1.8 Subaru 4x4 running gear and a patented wheel fold up system. It does normal speeds on the road and will easily do 20 knots on the water. It has got a jet unit power system for the water, Terry is currently in the US somewhere building a new prototype with a good financial backer.

Photo's where send in by Stephen Snedden of http://www.myark.com

Sealegs Sealegs (2003)

Sealegs make high performance boats, this one is 4.7m. and it can be driven in and out of the water under its own power.

An in-board 13HP Honda petrol engine drives the two rear 22" wheels via a hydraulic pump and hydraulic wheel motors for on-land use.

By pressing a button, all three wheels are hydraulically raised or lowered, like an aircraft undercarriage.

It does approx 10 km/h on land.
With the 60 HP Yamaha outboard it does 60 km/h in the water.

The front wheel is steerable with the steering wheel.

Other sizes, including barge type, by custom order.

http://www.sealegs.co.nz

Sealegs BIGGER Sealegs (2005)

Sealegs makes high performance boats, that can be driven in and out of the water under its own power.

An in-board 16HP Honda petrol engine drives the two rear 31" x 18" wheels via a hydraulic pump and hydraulic wheel motors for on-land use. On land the Sealegs ATAC has a ground clearance of 425mm which allows it to climb inclines of over 25 degrees

The front wheel is steerable with the steering wheel.
By pressing a button, all three wheels are hydraulically raised or lowered, like an aircraft undercarriage.

Length Overall 5.6m (18ft 4")
Outside Beam 2.47m (8ft 1")
Draft 0.41m (16")
Weight 890kg (1960lbs) (with 90HP 2-stroke outboard)
Hull “V” 21 degrees
Payload 500kg (1100lbs) (6 adults) on land and sea
Top Speeds Sea 60kph (35mph), Land 10mph (6mph)

http://www.sealegs.co.nz

No picture Sea-Range see Colani Sea-Ranger

SeaRoader SeaRoader (2001)

Developed by Mike Ryan then taken over by Rob Andrews.
The SeaRoader concept was kept as simple as possible.
one of the water propulsion systems was a 2 cylinder Beta marine diesel 'Series 10' with a F/N/R gearbox. then fuel consumption is UNDER ONE LITRE PER HOUR!

Due to the size of the project, the engineering facilities were to small they had new premises and where hoping to move in towards the end of November 2004.
the SeaRoader demonstrator the wood be completed and sales where planed to begin in January 2005.

The prototype length is 4.37 mtr, the wide 1.75 mtr and the hight 1.75 mtr.

http://www.searoader.com

SeaRoader SeaRoader (2006)

Development was taken back by Mike Ryan.
This Amphibious vehicle is Land Rover 110 based.
It uses a second engine for water propulsion.

It does NOT use the donor chassis!
NOW for sale as a KIT, and as a turn key car.

The SeaRoader concept was kept as simple as possible.
To simple at first, it had no real bilge under the car engine.
SeaRoader takes the possibility of polluting very serious.
A collector has been developed to avoid spillage this leaves a large opening to get the engine heat out.
The engine will not overheat when used on the road.

Mike has email me:
We have added a secondary sump and front cover with it's own drain.
This totally encloses the original sump and crank and frontal pulley above the gasket line. It has a compression seal that fits around the engine block. We have also done the same at the top of the engine, again sealing against the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket.

It is now impossible for any oil or diesel escaping from the engine or auxiliaries to make contact with the water. I am very pleased as we will not have any environmental issues or overheating problems.

Mike

http://www.searoader.com

Searover Sea Rover (1991)

Amphibious modified Landrover.
Turbocharged Bedford diesel engine.
max water speed 6 knots, max road speed 95kph.
(photo from Overlander 4WD November 1991)

SEEP SEEP (GPA) (1942)

The Seep's intended use was to ferry soldiers to and from ships off-shore, to drive up the beach and continue inland. They were not very successful. It had been planned to build 12000 of them (Clayton '82) but only 5000 were produced (Carlin '89), all by Ford. It is reported that many of the Jeeps that were used in battle sank if there were any significant waves at all. but, a highly modified amphibious Jeep by the name `Half-Safe' crossed the Atlantic ocean in 1950 and continued later to circle the world.

[External link] GPA period photos (1942 1955)
Australian 1943 Ford Amphibious Jeep

Seiga Seiga Amphibious Vehicle

The Seiga low ground pressure vehicles are hired out for use on sensitive areas.

Seiga are amphibious go anywhere vehicles with a ground pressure of less than 1.5 lb/sqin when loaded and with deck areas from 13 feet x 10 feet and a load capacity of 1-2.5 Tons depending on conditions.

http://www.tayreed.com/vehicle.html

Seiga Weed harvester Seiga Amphibious Weed harvester

Build in HUNGARY
6 wheel drive and it floats by its big wheels.

http://vnad.atw.hu/referencia/aratas/

Sherman DD swimming tank Sherman DD swimming tank (1945)

DD stands for duplex drive. The tank is a normal Sherman except for the canvas screen on top of the tank to give it buoyancy and 2 propellers at the back.

When a float the top of the tank is 1 meter below the surface of the water. The crew with the exception of the driver stays on the top of the tank. The driver sits in the tank and has a very primitive breading apparatus, just in case.

The Tank museum in Dorset England has one Sherman DD that is complete with the canvas top. But she can't swim any more.

no picture Ships with wheels. still I have to add.

Sidewinder Sidewinder http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

Sirene de la baye Sirene de la baye

It would make a nice motor home.
The Sirene de la Baye is a passenger ship on wheels.
She can carry up to 150 passengers, is 27 m long, and 6 m wide, weight empty 38 tons, loaded 52 tons.
She has 2 engines à 230 hp she is not very fast on road 15 km/h only.

Picture was send in by René Pohl the author of the book
"Mit dem Auto baden gehen", (sold out).

Skipper Skipper http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

Skoda 972 Skoda 972 (1950)

This photo shows the one and only prototype of "Skoda 972" that still exists, but there where built 5 prototypes in the year 1950. This last one you can see at "Lesany Museum" in Czech Republic.

"Skoda 972" (army name: MOZ-2) is a 4x4, that can carry 4-passengers, self support body/no-frame construction.
Engine(s): 1,2L - 45HP / 1,5L - 52HP, in-line.
4-step gearbox and 2-transmission.
Dimmentions: (LxWxH) 4520mm x 1735mm x 1770.
Top speed: 85km/h (land) / 10km/h (water).

Skot Skot (1964) see OT-64

Picture send in by Elmer from Poland.

No picture SKOT-2AP
Polish armoured amphibious personnel carrier

The version "SKOT-2A" with a tower produced in Soviet Union, is also know as the BRDM-2 and BTR-60PB.

No picture Snowcat see BV 202

Solo Solo

This is the only atv 6x6 that is street legal as an PKW in Germany.
There are 15 known to be in Germany and maybe 20 in the whole world.

Solo Spios

The framework is completely from aluminium - square tube 80 mm - 40 mm - 4 mm welds.
The walls are made from aluminium ALMS 3, stuck together with high-strength, waterproof high-grade steel rivets.

Dimensions: Length: 5.24 meters, width: 2.35 meters, height of 1.65 meters.
Weight: 1,850 kg, permissible total weight: 2,850 kg
Axle load: In front 1,200 kg, centre: 1,200 kg, in the back: 1,000 kg.
Seats: 6 persons on single seats, alternatively 8 persons + driver.
Price: Starting from 60.000 to 80.000 plus legal value added tax. all depending upon equipment.

http://www.spios.de

Stalker Stalker http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

Starcraft Starcraft http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

Steyr Steyr-470 RSO/01 (1942/43)

Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG., Steyr, Austria. Steyr-470 RSO/01 based full-track amphibian

This Steyr has a cabin and a cover over the loading bay

Picture used with permission of Andrei Bogomolov
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/gsteyr.htm

Steyr Steyr-470 RSO/01 (1942/43)

Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG., Steyr, Austria. Steyr-470 RSO/01 based full-track amphibian

The same base as the one above but without the water protection.

Picture used with permission of Andrei Bogomolov
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/gsteyr.htm

Stolz-Autoporter Stolz fahrzeugbau Amphibien-Autoporter (1960 ?)

I just have to list this. ;-)

Amphibien-Autoporter is the German name.

It is a one (1) wheel car trailer
But by law NOT a trailer, so No MAX TRAILER SPEED.
originally designed for a VW Beetle.
In the winter you can fit sky's.

In summer you can use it as a boat. ;-)

This vehicle was for sale on ebay.

No picture

Subaru. It was called Aquacar.

This is an amphibious rumour.
It is possible that it is the Sealander MK2 


No picture
Su-ki see Toyota
amphib caravan Suleica amphibious caravan

The stuff dreams are made of
Out of this world
Out of reach.

Surtrek Surtrek http://www.route6x6.com

You can find more about this machine in the museum of ROUTE6x6.

Picture used with permission from ROUTE6x6.

No picture Swampmaster (1954)

This was a big one 36 feet (11 mtr) long and 15 feet (4,5 mtr) high. more boot than vehicle with the 2 axles with 4 wheels in the middle. It had a winch in the front.

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