03EB67

TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10

Confirmed Surviving MBT
Date in Service 01 Aug 1967
Contract KL/A/0217
Colour NATO Green Disruptive Pattern (as displayed)
Asset Code GA03003093
Last Known Location Arsenalen, Sveriges Försvarsfordonsmuseu…
Last Confirmed 15 Mar 2026

Notes

Confirmed surviving at Arsenalen (Sveriges Försvarsfordonsmuseum — the Swedish Armed Forces Vehicle Museum) in Strängnäs, Sweden. Registration confirmed by close-up photograph of hull stampings. An in-service photograph exists showing 03EB67 on exercise in BAOR with a British Army Lynx helicopter overhead. Contract KL/A/0217 — same production batch as 03EB11. DIS August 1967. Mk10. Served with Scots Dragoon Guards (1987), Royal Hussars (1988) and 17th/21st Lancers (1990) before return to Vehicle Depot Ludgershall and disposal March 1993. Route to Sweden unknown — likely sold via Witham or MoD auction and subsequently acquired by the Swedish museum. One of only a handful of Chieftains confirmed surviving in mainland Europe.

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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Service History

Movement records from the British Army Merlin Archive

03 Sep 1987
SCOTS DG (SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS) Receipt: 03 Sep 1987
17 Nov 1988
RH (ROYAL HUSSARS) Receipt: 29 Nov 1988
26 Nov 1990
17/21L (17TH/21ST LANCERS) Receipt: 30 Nov 1990
24 Jun 1992
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 30 Jun 1992
26 Mar 1993
DISPOSAL VDL Receipt: 26 Mar 1993
15 Mar 2026
Arsenalen, Sveriges Försvarsfordonsmuseum, Strängnäs, Sweden Receipt: 15 Mar 2026

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