M59

1950s armored personnel carrier of American origin

Class type of: tracked armored personnel carrier Q1789390

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of: combat vehicle family

Population and size

Height: 2.77^[13]
Length: 5.61^[12]

More facts +12

Follows: M75^[2]
Followed by: M113^[3]
Subclass of: tracked armored personnel carrier^[5]
Conflict: Vietnam War
Country of origin: United States^[7]
Described by source: Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles^[11]
Designed by: FMC Corporation^[6]
Manufacturer: FMC Corporation^[4]
Participated in conflict: Vietnam War^[8]
Service entry: 1953^[9]
Total produced: 6300.0^[10]
Width: 3.26^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en M59 armored personnel carrier en M59 ar إم 59 (ناقلة جنود مدرعة) de M59 APC ja M59装甲兵員輸送車 uk M59 (БТР) zh M59裝甲運兵車

🔖 Identifiers · 2

Image (Wikimedia Commons): M59 (APC) 3.JPG ↗
Freebase ID: /m/02vptc3

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🔗 Connections

Country of origin 1

United States

FMC Corporation

Followed by 1

M113

Followed by (predecessor) 1

M113

Follows 1

M75

Manufacturer 1

FMC Corporation

Participated in conflict 1

Vietnam War

Preceded by (successor) 1

M75

← Item operated 1

Brazilian Army

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Summary

M59 is a combat vehicle family^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ M59 — follows (P155): M75. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ M59 — followed by (P156): M113. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ M59 — manufacturer (P176): FMC Corporation. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ M59 — subclass of (P279): tracked armored personnel carrier. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ M59 — designed by (P287): FMC Corporation. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ M59 — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ M59 — participated in conflict (P607): Vietnam War. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ M59 — service entry (P729): 1953. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ M59 — total produced (P1092): {'amount': '+6300'}. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ M59 — described by source (P1343): Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ M59 — length (P2043): 5.61 m. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ M59 — height (P2048): 2.77 m. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ M59 — width (P2049): 3.26 m. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ M59 is an instance of combat vehicle family (Q100709275) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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