What Shelter Is This?

[mkcoen]

Trying to figure out the nomenclature on this shelter to find out it's weight. Owner can only say it has AN/MRR 6 which I'm guessing is what equipment it was used for. Measurements are 48" tall, 72" long, and 60" wide.

 

[M813rc]

Seeing the pictures better, it looks shorter than the SEE (Shelter, Electrical Equipment, not the Unimog one ) we talked about earlier. That one is 61" tall.

Cheers

 

[MWMULES]

It is the pre S250 late 50's early 60's Ratt rig shelter and if it is empty inside, no racks and whatever should be around the 700lb or less area.

 

[mkcoen]

Ok a little heavier than I want but will probably work. The plan is to put it on a M116A2 and fit it out as an expedition type trailer.

edit: S-250 empty weight is 770 and this is shorter in height/length so should be a fair bit lighter.

 

[mkcoen]

If you have a shelter number this looks like a good resource. Unfortunately none of the listings with photos has this one.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbered_(rigid_wall)_shelters_of_the_U.S._Army

 

[MWMULES]

It should be much lighter but 700 would be my max WAG, these were made out of a different honey comb panels than the later ones. Another reason is it may have a wooden floor inside of the aluminum, I had a same vintage Craig shelter like scaled down 280 type and it was like that.

 

[mkcoen]

Didn't find any number but this appears to be about the right size. Now I just need to get over my stinking broken kneecap so I can go get it.

 

[mkcoen]

I got a better look at the 2 data plates on the shelter. The 1st one says "Radio Reciever Set AN/MRR-6 (XW1) serial number 1" and the second plate says "Electrical Equipment Shelter XW1 serial number 3." So evidently an early run or limited at least.