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05EB86

TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C)

Confirmed Surviving MBT
Date in Service 01 Jul 1969
Contract KL/A/0217
Asset Code GA03003087
Last Known Location SEME
Last Merlin Record 14 Oct 1992

Notes

Found reference to it surviving in the US in private ownership as of 2020, missing its turret.

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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. The last Merlin record for this vehicle is from 14 Oct 1992 — information about its current status is particularly welcome. 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

Date unknown
5 INNIS DG
21 Nov 1984
4 RTR Receipt: 21 Nov 1984
10 Oct 1989
2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEH STOCK) Receipt: 24 Oct 1989
30 Apr 1990
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 21 May 1990
18 Feb 1992
ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 18 Feb 1992
21 May 1992
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 21 May 1992
13 Oct 1992
DISPOSAL VDL Receipt: 13 Oct 1992
14 Oct 1992
SEME Receipt: 16 Mar 1993

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Record History

Changes made to this record since the archive was created

DateFieldPrevious ValueNew Value
28 Apr 2026 Survival Status Fate Unknown Confirmed Surviving
28 Apr 2026 Notes — Found reference to it surviving in the US in private ownersh…
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