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Chieftain Mk2, originally built by Vickers Armstrong Engineers Ltd, Elswick, Newcastle. Entered service 22 January 1967. Not in Merlin — Mk2 variants predate the registration system. Served with 2 RTR (2nd Royal Tank Regiment), Caen Barracks, Hohne from April 1970; Queen's Own Hussars, Caen Barracks, Hohne from July 1970. Probable base overhaul to Mk2XY standard at 23 Base Workshop REME, Wetter, 1973/74. The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), Athlone Barracks, Sennelager from April 1974. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Athlone Barracks, Sennelager 1978-1982. Probable base overhaul to IFCS (Mk9) standard at 23 Base Workshop, Wetter, 1982/83. 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück 1983-1984. 4 RTR (4th Royal Tank Regiment), Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück 1984-1987. FVRDE Chertsey (Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment) 1987-2000, used as a test bed for stealth technology research and other classified projects. Now on display at the Norfolk Tank Museum, Forncett St Peter, Norfolk. Confirmed survivor. Source: Norfolk Tank Museum website.

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Data source: Service history and last known location are sourced from the British Army Merlin Archive, the official vehicle inventory system covering records up to 2012 when the archive was declassified. Survival status has been assessed from the last recorded unit — vehicles may have changed hands, been restored, or been scrapped since then. If you have current information about this vehicle, please submit a correction.

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Movement records from the British Army Merlin Archive

22 Jan 1967

Entered British Army service (Vickers Armstrong, Elswick) Receipt: 22 Jan 1967

01 Apr 1970

2 RTR (2ND ROYAL TANK REGIMENT), Caen Barracks, Hohne Receipt: 01 Apr 1970

01 Jul 1970

QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, Caen Barracks, Hohne Receipt: 01 Jul 1970

01 Jan 1973

23 BASE WORKSHOP REME, Wetter — probable base overhaul to Mk2XY standard Receipt: 01 Jan 1974

01 Apr 1974

THE ROYAL HUSSARS (PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN), Athlone Barracks, Sennelager Receipt: 01 Apr 1974

01 Jan 1978

ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS, Athlone Barracks, Sennelager Receipt: 01 Jan 1978

01 Jan 1982

23 BASE WORKSHOP REME, Wetter — probable base overhaul to IFCS/Mk9 standard Receipt: 01 Jan 1983

01 Jan 1983

5TH ROYAL INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS, Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück Receipt: 01 Jan 1983

01 Jan 1984

4 RTR (4TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT), Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück Receipt: 01 Jan 1984

01 Jan 1987

FVRDE CHERTSEY — stealth technology research and classified trials, 1987-2000 Receipt: 01 Jan 1987

15 Mar 2026

Norfolk Tank Museum, Forncett St Peter, Norfolk (confirmed on display) Receipt: 15 Mar 2026

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