M127A1, Semitrailer, Stake & Platform, 12 Ton, 4-Wheel
The M127A1 trailer was an upgrade of the M127 trailer first adopted in 1981 to replace worn out semitrailers purchased during World War II. Designed to be used with 5 ton tractors, the M127 was modified in 1956 to the A1 standard with lifting rings and chains added to support its panels, air brakes rather than hydraulic, and Ordnance designed axles.
The M127A1 was used for general cargo transport of equipment and weapons. The semitrailer became the mainstay of the army trailer fleet and was the basis for the M128/M129 semitrailer vans. The M127 saw service on the highways of Europe, the beaches of Greenland, the battlefields of Vietnam, and in Saudi Arabia.
Beginning in the 1980s, the M127 was replaced in service with two separate semitrailers: the M841 (22½ ton) and the M842 (34 ton) trailers. This M127A1 was last used in Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The trailer was assigned to the 1122nd Transportation Company, 419th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group.
Erected by US Army Transportation Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Cold • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: M818 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 6Χ6 (here, next to this marker); M172A1, Semitrailer, Lowboy, 25 Ton (here, next to this marker); Model 94Χ43, Truck, Tractor, 4-5 Ton, 4Χ4 (with) (here, next to this marker); M923, Truck, Cargo, 5 Ton, 6Χ6 (Modified) (here, next to this marker); M52A2, Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 6Χ6 (here, next to this marker); M123A1C, Truck, Tractor, 10 Ton, 6Χ6 (here, next to this marker); M129A1C, Semitrailer, Van, 12 Ton, 4 wheel (a few steps from this marker); 2000D Fleetstar, Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4Χ2 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,629 times since then and 83 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
