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
06FA18 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA19 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA20 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA21 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA22 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA23 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA24 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA25 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA27 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA28 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 06FA30 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA31 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA32 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 06FA33 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 06FA34 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA35 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA37 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA38 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA39 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA40 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA41 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA42 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA43 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA44 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA45 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA46 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1970 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA47 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA48 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA49 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 TEST & EVALUATION DIV K/CUDBRIGT Fate Unknown 06FA50 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA51 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1970 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 06FA52 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1970 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA53 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA54 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1970 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 06FA55 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA57 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA58 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 06FA59 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1970 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 06FA60 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA61 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA62 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 06FA63 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA64 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 ARMOUR CENTRE QM GUNNERY WING Fate Unknown 06FA65 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA66 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK7/4 (C) MBT 1970 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 06FA67 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA68 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 06FA69 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1970 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 06FA70 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1970 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed