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DUKW

DUKW
DUKW amphibious trucks transporting cargo on the landing beach at Anzio, Italy in April 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph)

DUKW Name comes from the following:
     • D: designed in 1942
     • U: utility (amphibious)
     • K: all-wheel drive
     • W: double powered rear axles.

 
 
 


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