"Tank Britannia, undamaged by slight mishap at Camp Dix, performs many remarkable feats"."Tank "Britannia" in the Victory Loan parade,, 21 Nov., 1917"."British Tank to Climb Bunker Hill After Trip Through Boston Today"."The Measurement and Modeling of a World War I Mark IV Tank Using CLR and CCD Camera/Line Scanning Systems in an Outside Environment" (PDF). ^ The Dallas Morning News, February 23, 1918.^ a b New York Times, December 2, 1917, p. 10.After decades of exposure to the elements, it is in poor condition. It was renamed Liberty and is now displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, Maryland, joining the Ordnance Museum collection in 1919. It was in the second Liberty Loan parade in New York City during February of 1918. On February 23, 1918, it was reported that it got into an accident during a training exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the tank then toured, for the Liberty Loan parade under the Britannia name. In 1917 it toured Canada as part of the Victory Loan Parade to sell war bonds it was seen on the streets of Montreal on November 19, 1917, and Toronto on November 21, 1917. The Tank was reported as taking part in battles in Flanders. Later renamed Liberty it is now displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, Maryland. It toured Canada and the United States to raise money. ![]() Liberty as it is now displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, Marylandīritannia is a preserved First World War British Mark IV Female heavy tank.
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