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Sun, Jan 24, 1999 3:42 AM
I found a web page for "Half-Safe," the amphibious Jeep that went around
the world by land and sea at: http://4wd.sofcom.com/Mil/HalfSafe.html
I found it very interesting,
Chris Byer
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The first leg of the world trip was the crossing of the Atlantic,
leaving from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The initial attempt, in 1949, ended ignominiously
with rescue after a propeller-shaft bearing failed;
an amphibious Jeep has a <I>real</I> propeller-shaft of course.
The second attempt, leaving in July 1950, was successful although
full of interest and incident as recounted in Ben Carlin's first book.
They stopped en-route at the Azores, Madeira
and the Canary Isles before landing at Cape Juby in Morocco.
<BR CLEAR="left">
The Carlins and the Jeep made the crossing to France on 22 April 1955.
Their route took them through Europe, Iraq, Persia, Pakistan and India.
They shipped the Jeep from Calcutta to Perth so that they could tour
Australia, including a visit to Guildford Grammar, Ben Carlin's old school.
The Jeep was then returned to Calcutta so that it could resume
the circumnavigation on its own wheels and hull.
Elinore returned to the US at this point and Ben Carlin continued
with various adventurers.
The Jeep sailed to Burma and drove overland to Thailand
Cambodia and Vietnam.
It then sailed to Japan via Hong Kong, Taiwan and Okinawa.
Leaving Japan, it set out on the last long ocean leg -
to the Aleutian Islands (7 July 1957) and Alaska.
On 13 May 1958 the Jeep finally drove into Montreal
where the project had started.
It had covered "9,600 nautical miles by water
and 39,000 miles overland" by Carlin's reckoning.
The book of the second half of the trip was not
published until 1989 after Carlin's death in 1981.
Half Safe now resides at Guildford Grammar school.
The Jeep has been beautifully restored and is on-show
in a special glass-walled garage where visitors can look
and wonder.
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Further reading:
<UL> <LI> More pictures of Half Safe <LI> Ben Carlin, <I>Half Safe, Across the Atlantic by Jeep</I>, Andre Deutsch, 1955 <LI> Ben Carlin, <I>The Other Half of Half Safe</I>, the Guildford Grammar School Foundation Inc. Guildford WA 6055, isbn 0-9598731-1-2, 1989 <LI> Amphibious 4x4 and 6x6 <LI> Return to the Military vehicles page </UL> </P><BR CLEAR="all"> <center> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 WIDTH=600><tr><td> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><tr><td> <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td bgcolor="#DE6300"> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica"><B>sofcom</B></font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com/Directories/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">directories</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/technews/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">technews</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=itjobs"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">it jobs</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=employment"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">employment</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/business/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">business</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=shares"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">share trading</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/Newsletter/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">free</font></a></td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=movies"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">movies</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/TV/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">tv guide</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=comedy"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">comedy</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/cgi-bin/banserv/s?f=url&c=navbar&p=travel"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">travel</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/MyTV/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">my tv</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.4wdonline.com/4WD.html"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">4wd</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/sport/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">sport</font></a></td> <td> <a href="http://www.sofcom.com.au/mall/"><font COLOR="#000000" size=1 face="Arial,Helvetica">shopping</font></a></td> </tr></table> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </center> <small>4WD Internet Magazine Copyright © 1995-1998 Sofcom Internet Publishers</small> </center> </body>
I found a web page for "Half-Safe," the amphibious Jeep that went around
the world by land and sea at: http://4wd.sofcom.com/Mil/HalfSafe.html
I found it very interesting,
Chris Byer
chrisbye@concentric.net
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<HR SIZE=4><H1 ALIGN="center">The Amphibious Jeep `Half Safe'.</H1>
Frederick Benjamin (Ben) Carlin (1912-1981)
was born in Northam, Western Australia.
He had seen amphibious Jeeps in India during the war and
decided that one could drive, and swim, around the world.
After the war he fetched up in America and determined
to buy a Jeep and to make such a trip.
He also married Elinore, an American, who despite being
highly susceptible to sea-sickness set out with him.
<IMG SRC="PiCs37/HalfSafeF.jpg" HEIGHT="300" WIDTH="400" ALIGN="left">
They had considerable trouble in obtaining an amphibious Jeep,
a 1942 Ford General Purpose Amphibious GPA number 1239,
and in making it serviceable, or at least `Half Safe'.
A more boat-like bow was added, as well as a cabin,
and an under-belly fuel tank that could be jettisoned when empty.
Standard Jeeps were open and many of them had sunk but the
addition of a cabin kept the water out and made up for the low freeboard.
The first leg of the world trip was the crossing of the Atlantic,
leaving from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The initial attempt, in 1949, ended ignominiously
with rescue after a propeller-shaft bearing failed;
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The second attempt, leaving in July 1950, was successful although
full of interest and incident as recounted in Ben Carlin's first book.
They stopped en-route at the Azores, Madeira
and the Canary Isles before landing at Cape Juby in Morocco.
<BR CLEAR="left">
<IMG SRC="PiCs37/HalfSafeM.jpg" HEIGHT="240" WIDTH="400" ALIGN="right">
The book leaves the Jeep in England and in need of much work.
The effects of corrosion had to be repaired
and the superstructure was improved.
The book must have provided much needed finance because the rest
of the trip was completed not in luxury but with fewer worries about
money.
The Carlins and the Jeep made the crossing to France on 22 April 1955.
Their route took them through Europe, Iraq, Persia, Pakistan and India.
They shipped the Jeep from Calcutta to Perth so that they could tour
Australia, including a visit to Guildford Grammar, Ben Carlin's old school.
The Jeep was then returned to Calcutta so that it could resume
the circumnavigation on its own wheels and hull.
Elinore returned to the US at this point and Ben Carlin continued
with various adventurers.
The Jeep sailed to Burma and drove overland to Thailand
Cambodia and Vietnam.
It then sailed to Japan via Hong Kong, Taiwan and Okinawa.
Leaving Japan, it set out on the last long ocean leg -
to the Aleutian Islands (7 July 1957) and Alaska.
On 13 May 1958 the Jeep finally drove into Montreal
where the project had started.
It had covered "9,600 nautical miles by water
and 39,000 miles overland" by Carlin's reckoning.
The book of the second half of the trip was not
published until 1989 after Carlin's death in 1981.
Half Safe now resides at Guildford Grammar school.
The Jeep has been beautifully restored and is on-show
in a special glass-walled garage where visitors can look
and wonder.
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Further reading:
<UL>
<LI> More pictures of Half Safe
<LI> Ben Carlin,
<I>Half Safe, Across the Atlantic by Jeep</I>,
Andre Deutsch, 1955
<LI> Ben Carlin,
<I>The Other Half of Half Safe</I>,
the Guildford Grammar School Foundation Inc.
Guildford WA 6055,
isbn 0-9598731-1-2, 1989
<LI> Amphibious 4x4 and 6x6
<LI> Return to the Military vehicles page
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