FV104 Samaritan

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| is_UK = yes

| name = FV104 Samaritan

| image = File:CVRT Samaritan ambulance van het Belgische leger, Erfgoeddag 2017 foto 5.JPG

| image_size = 300

| caption = A FV104 Samaritan in Belgian National Day parade.

| origin = United Kingdom

| type = Armoured ambulance

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| manufacturer = Alvis plc

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| number = 101{{citation |author=Staff Writer |title=FV104 Samaritan: Armored ambulance |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/fv104_samaritan.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518164339/http://www.military-today.com/apc/fv104_samaritan.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=18 May 2007 |website=Military Today |access-date=15 November 2021}}

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| length = 5.07 m

| width = 2.24 m

| height = 2.42 m

| weight = 8.7 tonnes

| suspension = torsion bar

| speed = 72.5 km/h

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| engine = Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel

| engine_power = 190 hp (142 kW)

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| crew = 2

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File:CVRT Samaritan ambulance van het Belgische leger, Erfgoeddag 2017 foto 2.jpg

The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties. It entered service in 1976.[http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=189 Alvis FV104 at Military Factory]

The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc for the British military.