A Singapore "tour-duck"

Duck tours, or DUKW tours, are tours that take place on purpose-built amphibious tour buses or military surplus DUKWs and LARC-Vs. Primarily offered as tourist attractions in harbor, river and lake cities, such as Chattanooga, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Memphis, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Wisconsin Dells, Liverpool, London, Singapore, and Toronto. One well-established tour operator in the United States is Ride the Ducks. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 511 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A Singapore Ducktour Duck. Taken by Terence Ong in April 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 511 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A Singapore Ducktour Duck. Taken by Terence Ong in April 2006. ... An amphibious vehicle is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water - just like an amphibian. ... DUKW DUKW for the Boston Duck Tour The DUKW (popularly pronounced DUCK) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was originally designed inside General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks. ... A LARC-V vehicle. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chattanooga is a city located in United States of America. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Wisconsin Dells may refer to: the Dells of the Wisconsin River the town of Wisconsin Dells in Wisconsin in the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into DUKW#Post-War use. ...

Duck tours, whether using actual DUKWs or modern amphibious tour buses, are generally light-hearted, with drivers frequently wearing outlandish hats or costumes, and onboard PA systems frequently outfitted with humorous sound effects.

The Boston Red Sox celebrated their 2007 and 2004 World Series victory with a parade of 17 DUKWs carrying members of the team over land and across the Charles River. The Seafair Pirates in Seattle use a DUKW modified to look like a Spanish Galleon as their primary means of amphibious transport. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Cambridge and the main campus of Harvard University. ... The Seattle Seafair Pirates are a voluntary group of people that was started in 1949 by the members of the Washington State Press Club. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... A Spanish galleon. ...

Almost all have been repainted, and given modern diesel engines and enclosed tops, making them more resemble conventional buses. Most require a bus-type Public Service Vehicle license and a passenger-use boat license. To licence or grant licence is to give permission. ...

In 1999 an unrelated DUKW sank in Hot Springs, Arkansas, killing 13 of the 20 people onboard. The U.S. Coast Guard has since followed the lead of Ride the Ducks to improve overall regulations.

Cities with 'Duck-tour' operators

• Austin, Texas
• Albany, New York (site ; Modern amphibious tour buses shown and described on their web site; probably no actual DUKWs)
• Baltimore (site)
• Boston (BostonDuckTours ; large fleet of vintage DUKWs, departing from 2 locations)
• also in Boston (SuperDuckExcursions ; modern HydraTerra amphibious vehicles)
• Branson, Missouri (site)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee (site)
• Dublin (site ; seven proper DUKWs)
• Gold Coast, Queensland (site)
• Grapevine, Texas (site ; two ducks painted purple and white)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia (site)
• Hawaii / Honolulu / Pearl Harbor (site)
• Hot Springs, Arkansas (site)
• Hyannis, Massachusetts (site)
• Ketchikan (site ; moderately large fleet of modern amphibious tour buses, no actual DUKWs)
• Liverpool (site)
• London (site) (5 DUKWs named after Shakespearian ladies)
• Memphis, Tennessee (site)
• Montréal, QC
• New York, NY
• Philadelphia (site ; moderate fleet of vintage DUKWs)
• Pittsburgh (site)
• Portland, Maine (site ; a single modern amphibious tour bus, no actual DUKWs)
• Portland, Oregon (site ; modern amphibious tour bus shown on web site)
• Providence (small fleet of modern amphibious tour buses, no actual DUKWs)
• Rotorua (site ; yellow DUKW)
• Seattle (site ; small fleet of vintage DUKWs)
• San Diego, CA (site); (known as Seal Tours in San Diego)
• San Francisco (site ; two vintage DUKWs (one called "Peking Duck", as of March, 2007) the other known as Bay Quakers)
• Saugatuck, MI (site)
• Singapore (site)
• St Helier, Jersey.
• Stone Mountain Park, Georgia (site)
• Toronto, ON ([1])
• Washington, D.C. (site)
• Wisconsin Dells (site)

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A converted 1944 DUK-W vehicle in use in London. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...	Ride the Ducks, Seattle amphibious vehicle tour	DUKW for the Boston Duck Tour Image File history File linksMetadata DUKW_BOSTON.jpg‎ DUKW converted into a tour bus for the famous Boston Duck Tour. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ...	A DUKW on a London tourist trip. A superstructure has been added to this DUKW, and the panel guarding its front wheel has been lost or removed (compare to photos above). ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1282, 571 KB) A DUKW on a 75 minute tourist trip around London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... // Sociological concept In social sciences, superstructure is the set of socio-psychological feedback loops that maintain a coherent and meaningful structure in a given society, or part thereof. ...
The transition from road to water or "splashdown", as demonstrated by a tour DUKW in Liverpool seen entering the Salthouse Dock. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...	A DUKW on the Thames in London ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1067 KB) Summary A DUKW on a tour of London, in the Thames just before landing at Vauxhall. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...	Adventure headed to operations after Hurricane Katrina Image File history File linksMetadata Katrina_ready. ...	"Original Wisconsin Duck" in Wisconsin Dells Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Location of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Lower Dells Intersection between Downtown & The Strip Wisconsin Dells is a city located in south-central Wisconsin, in the United States. ...
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