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Near Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Tank, Main Battle, T-55A

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park

 
 
Tank, Main Battle, T-55A Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. Tank, Main Battle, T-55A Marker
Inscription.
Tank, Main Battle
T-55A


Crew: 4
Armament: 100MM Main Gun ,
12.7MM Machine Gun, 7.62MM Coaxial Machine Gun
Speed : 34 MPH (Max)
Range : 373 Miles (With External Fuel Tanks)
Manufacturer: Russia Note: 86,000+ T55 Produced, 1958 – 1983
 
Erected by Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesWar, ColdWar, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
 
Location. 29° 58.76′ N, 81° 59.038′ W. Marker is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. Memorial can be reached from Minden Street just east of Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5629 State Route 16 West, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carrier, Personnel (here, next to this marker); Gun, 57 MM, S-60 (a few steps from this marker); Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (a few steps from this marker); The Green Berets (a few steps from this marker); Howitzer, 8IN (203MM) (within
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shouting distance of this marker); BRDM-2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Firebase Florida (within shouting distance of this marker); M60 "Patton" (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
 
Also see . . .  T-55 Tank. (Submitted on July 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Tank, Main Battle, T-55A Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
2. Tank, Main Battle, T-55A Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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