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
01EB43 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB44 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB45 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 ATDU, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 01EB46 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 Tank Museum Reserve Collection, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 01EB47 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1968 Tank Museum, Bovington (probable) Possibly Surviving 01EB48 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 SEME Fate Unknown 01EB49 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK2 MBT 1966 Tank Museum, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 01EB50 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB51 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DOPS(DTE) - NORTH WEST Fate Unknown 01EB52 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 01EB53 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1968 Tank Museum Reserve Collection, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 01EB54 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 2 CS BN REME Fate Unknown 01EB55 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 01EB56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1968 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 01EB57 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 37 ARMD ENGR SQN Fate Unknown 01EB58 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 01EB59 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB60 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB61 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB62 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1968 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 01EB63 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 01EB64 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB65 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 SEAE Fate Unknown 01EB66 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB67 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1968 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 01EB68 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1968 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 01EB69 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1968 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB70 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1969 Imperial War Museum, Duxford Confirmed Surviving 01EB71 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 Private owner, United Kingdom Confirmed Surviving 01EB72 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1969 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 01EB73 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB74 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 01EB75 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB76 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1969 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 01EB77 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB78 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB79 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 01EB80 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 BATUS QM(T) Possibly Surviving 01EB81 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1969 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 01EB82 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB83 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1969 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 01EB84 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB85 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB86 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/4 (C) MBT 1969 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 01EB87 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE WALES&WEST(PEM) Fate Unknown 01EB88 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB89 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 01EB90 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 Private owner, United Kingdom Confirmed Surviving 01EB91 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 Private owner, UK show circuit Confirmed Surviving 01EB92 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1969 Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Confirmed Surviving