page_title: Beach armoured recovery vehicle
section_title: M3 BARV
hierarchical_section_title: Beach armoured recovery vehicle / M3 BARV
caption_attribution_description: M3 BARV in Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Puckapunyal, Victoria, Australia. Only one vehicle was built.
context_page_description: A beach armoured recovery vehicle is an armoured recovery vehicle used for amphibious landings.
  There have been three different BARVs in British service since their introduction during World War II. They have also been used by Dutch and Australian forces.
context_section_description: A single M3A5 Grant tank was converted into a BARV in 1950 by the Australian Army. This remained in service until 1970
caption: M3 BARV, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum
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