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
02EB17 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK6 AVLB 1965 SEME Fate Unknown 02EB18 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK2 (PROTOTYPE) AVLB 1965 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 02EB19 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1966 ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB20 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1965 SEME Fate Unknown 02EB21 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK6 AVLB 1966 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 02EB23 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB24 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1965 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB25 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK6 AVLB 1965 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 02EB26 TANK COMBAT CHIEFTAIN (TURRETLESS MBT) MBT 1965 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE EAST & NI Fate Unknown 02EB28 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1965 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB29 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB30 TANK COMBAT CHIEFTAIN (TURRETLESS MBT) MBT 1966 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE EAST & NI Fate Unknown 02EB31 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK6 AVLB 1966 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 02EB32 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1966 SEME Fate Unknown 02EB33 TANK BRIDGELAYER AVLB CHIEFTAIN MK6 AVLB 1966 QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Fate Unknown 02EB34 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1/4 MBT 1966 SEME Fate Unknown 02EB35 TANK COMBAT CHIEFTAIN (TURRETLESS MBT) MBT 1966 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE EAST & NI Fate Unknown 02EB36 TANK COMBAT CHIEFTAIN (TURRETLESS MBT) MBT 1966 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE EAST & NI Fate Unknown 02EB37 TANK COMBAT CHIEFTAIN (TURRETLESS MBT) MBT 1966 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE EAST & NI Fate Unknown 02EB38 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK1 MBT 1965 CVD Ashchurch, gate guard Possibly Surviving 02EB39 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB40 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 Warcop Range, Cumbria (hard target) Confirmed Disposed 02EB42 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DOPS(DTE) - NORTH WEST Fate Unknown 02EB43 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB44 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB46 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/3 (C) MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB47 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 MBT 1966 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 02EB48 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 (C) MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB49 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB50 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1967 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB51 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DIO INTL & DTE-DTE SOUTHWEST(SP) Fate Unknown 02EB52 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1966 ARMOUR CENTRE QM GUNNERY WING Fate Unknown 02EB53 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1966 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 02EB54 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1966 SALISBURY PLAIN TRG CAMP Fate Unknown 02EB55 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB56 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 Private owner, location unknown Confirmed Surviving 02EB57 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DIO INTL&DTE-DTE NORTH (OTT) Fate Unknown 02EB58 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1966 LONGMOOR DISTRICT TRAINING AREA Fate Unknown 02EB59 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 (C) MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB60 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB61 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK6/2 (C) MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB62 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS INTRAMURAL (TURRET RING CUT) CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1966 Witham Specialist Vehicles Ltd, Colsterworth Possibly Surviving 02EB63 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 Private owner, UK show circuit Confirmed Surviving 02EB64 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK11 MBT 1966 ARMOUR CENTRE QM GUNNERY WING Fate Unknown 02EB65 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 Tank Museum Reserve Collection, Bovington Confirmed Surviving 02EB66 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB67 ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN AVRE 1966 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD Possibly Surviving 02EB68 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed 02EB69 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK9 MBT 1966 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Likely Scrapped 02EB70 TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK10 MBT 1966 DISPOSAL VDL Confirmed Disposed