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
00FD28 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK8/3 (C) MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD54 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD55 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 00FD56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire (gate guard… Confirmed Surviving 00FD57 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 ARMOUR CENTRE QM GUNNERY WING Fate Unknown 00FD59 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD60 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD61 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5/4 (C) MBT 1972 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 00FD62 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD63 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD64 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 00FD66 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5/3 (C) MBT 1972 Tank Museum, Bovington (probable) Possibly Surviving 00FD68 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD69 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5 MBT 1972 Tank Museum, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 00FD70 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD71 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DOPS(DTE) - NORTH WEST Fate Unknown 00FD72 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD73 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD74 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD75 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD76 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1972 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 00FD77 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 00FD78 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD79 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1972 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 00FD80 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 00FD81 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 00FD82 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 Private owner, USA Confirmed Surviving 00FD83 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5/3 (C) MBT 1972 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 00FD84 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD85 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD86 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD87 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD88 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD89 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5/3 (C) MBT 1972 Private owner, USA (unconfirmed) Possibly Surviving 00FD90 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 00FD91 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD92 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DOPS(DTE) - NORTH WEST Fate Unknown 00FD93 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 00FD94 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD96 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00FD97 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 00FD98 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1972 BATUS QM(T), British Army Training Unit Suffi… Confirmed Disposed 00FD99 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5/4 (C) MBT 1972 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00GC01 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 00GC02 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 SEME Fate Unknown 00GC03 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 AL HUSSEIN PROJECT Fate Unknown 00GC04 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 AL HUSSEIN PROJECT Fate Unknown 00GC05 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 AL HUSSEIN PROJECT Fate Unknown 00GC06 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 19 LT BDE CSS BN Fate Unknown 00GC07 ARMOURED REC REPAIR VEH W/CRANE FF CLANSMAN 7.62MM GPMG CHIEFTAIN MK7 ARRV 1977 SEME Fate Unknown