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
05EB77 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB78 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB79 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB80 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB81 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 ARMOUR CENTRE QM GUNNERY WING Fate Unknown 05EB82 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB83 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1969 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 05EB84 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB85 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB86 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1969 SEME Fate Unknown 05EB87 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 BATUS QM(T), British Army Training Unit Suffi… Confirmed Disposed 05EB88 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 05EB89 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1969 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 05EB90 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1969 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 05EB91 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05EB92 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 TEST & EVALUATION DIV CHERTSEY Fate Unknown 05EB93 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA84 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 05FA86 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1969 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 05FA87 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA88 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA89 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA90 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA91 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA92 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA93 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA94 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE NORTH Fate Unknown 05FA95 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1969 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 05FA96 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA97 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK3 Other 1971 DERA Chertsey (probable) Possibly Surviving 05FA98 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 05FA99 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/2 (C) MBT 1969 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 05SP50 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN SP SERIES (EXPORT/KHALID VARIANT) Other 1972 Unknown Possibly Surviving 06FA00 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA01 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA02 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/3 (C) MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA03 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 Defence College of Management and Technology,… Confirmed Surviving 06FA04 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA05 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA06 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA07 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1970 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 06FA08 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/3 (C) MBT 1970 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 06FA09 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA10 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Confirmed Surviving 06FA11 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/3 (C) MBT 1970 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 06FA12 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA13 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA14 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA15 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 Private owner, Manchester (post-GoldenEye pro… Possibly Surviving 06FA16 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK8/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped