martin1/5/04 5:40
On Sat, 1 May 2004 12:28:52 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


Agreed, though perhaps the poster means DUCKWs, which have wheels, not legs?

DUKWs? I found the origin of the name on the web.

DUKW is right. From a website:
http://wwwa.search.eb.com/normandy/articles/DUKW.html

The DUKW (an acronym based on D-model year 1942, U-amphibian, K-all wheel
drive, W-dual rear axles), called "duck," was shaped like a boat. It had a
hollow airtight body for buoyancy and used a single propeller for forward
momentum. It was designed according to Army criteria and was based on the
Army's 2.5-ton truck.

A couple still run in Jersey between the 'main island' and Elizabeth Castle
which is cut off at high tide.
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