Chieftain Archive

British Army Vehicle Register — Compiled from the Merlin Archive

1,022 vehicles • 7,866 movement records • Records 1960–2026

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About this archive: Vehicle data is sourced from the British Army Merlin Archive — the official British Army vehicle inventory system, covering 1,022 Chieftain-family vehicles with 7,866 movement records from first issue through to 2012, when the archive was declassified and made public. Survival status is assessed from last known location at time of archival. Records marked Confirmed Disposed or Fate Unknown may have changed — if you know a vehicle's current status, please submit a correction.
64 Confirmed Surviving
112 Possibly Surviving
272 Fate Unknown
107 Likely Scrapped
467 Confirmed Disposed

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01EB47 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) Possibly Surviving 22 Mar 2026 01FD05 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Possibly Surviving 21 Mar 2026 07FF30 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG… Possibly Surviving 21 Mar 2026 07FA09 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Possibly Surviving 21 Mar 2026 07FF05 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG… Possibly Surviving 21 Mar 2026 04EB91 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Possibly Surviving 21 Mar 2026

Confirmed Survivors

Vehicles with confirmed current locations
03EB35 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 Confirmed Surviving Private owner, United States (exact… 01EB12 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Confirmed Surviving Private owner, UK (War and Peace Sh… 00FD56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Confirmed Surviving Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire (… 05EB40 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Confirmed Surviving Royal Museum of Armed Forces (Brass… 00FD82 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Confirmed Surviving Private owner, USA 03EB24 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 Confirmed Surviving BATUS Museum, British Army Training…
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Registration Description Type In Service Last Known Location Status
04EB25 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB26 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 04EB27 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB28 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1963 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB29 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1968 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 04EB30 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB31 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1968 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 04EB32 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB33 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 04EB34 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB35 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 MBT 1968 DERA CHERTSEY Fate Unknown 04EB36 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 04EB37 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB38 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 04EB39 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 Helston Gunsmiths, Cornwall (stored) Confirmed Surviving 04EB40 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 BATUS QM(T), British Army Training Unit Suffi… Confirmed Disposed 04EB41 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 04EB42 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB43 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB44 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 8 REGT RLC LAD REME Fate Unknown 04EB45 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB46 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB47 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB48 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB49 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 RAC Gunnery School, Lulworth Camp Confirmed Surviving 04EB50 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 Farmshop & Restaurant, A17, Holbeach, Lincoln… Possibly Surviving 04EB51 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 04EB52 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 (C) MBT 1968 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 04EB53 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB54 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 04EB55 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1968 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 04EB57 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1968 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 04EB58 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB59 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB60 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1968 SEME Fate Unknown 04EB61 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 (C) MBT 1968 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 04EB62 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB63 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB64 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB66 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB67 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS INTRAMURAL (TURRET RING CUT) AVRE 1968 Private owner/dealer, UK (possible Turbo Vent… Confirmed Surviving 04EB68 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 04EB69 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DOPS(DTE) - NORTH WEST Fate Unknown 04EB70 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 Canadian Tank Museum, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Confirmed Surviving 04EB71 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB72 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB73 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB74 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 04EB75 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 BATUS QM(T), British Army Training Unit Suffi… Confirmed Disposed