Post on 11-Jul-2018
Surviving FV214 Conqueror Heavy Tanks Last update: August 15, 2016
Listed here are the FV214 Conqueror Heavy Tanks that still exist today.
"Peeteekayy", June 2008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/26943652@N05/2590745185
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire (UK)
– running condition VRN 05BB94
"megashots", August 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/sets/72157621952388938/
FV214 Conqueror Mk I "William" – Isle of Wight Military Museum (UK)
Dennis Throwbridge - http://news.webshots.com/album/554368692GPfsxk?start=12
FV214 Conqueror Mk I – Bovington Tank Museum (UK)
VRN 40BA86
"JoJo2160" - http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u153/JoJo2160/Weekend%20away/?start=40&paginator=bottom
FV214 Conqueror Mk II (first Mk II ) – Royal Tank Regiment RHQ, Stanley Barracks,
Bovington Camp, Bovington, (UK) VRN 40BA95
Trevor Larkum, Spetember 1983 - http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=1603
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – Intersection Balaclava Road / Boney Road, Bovington Camp,
Bovington, (UK) This Conqueror is on display in front of the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess.
"max.chriss" - http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/9346
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – East of England Military Museum, Barnham (UK)
VRN 41BA51
"agk2456" - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25997691
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – Merrion Camp, Castlemartin Training Area, Castlemartin,
Pembrokeshire (UK) VRN 41BA03
Photo provided by Rob Griffin
FV214 Conqueror Mk II "Romulus" – Gate Guard, Castlemartin Training Area,
Castlemartin (UK) VRN 41BA22
Photo provided by Rob Griffin
FV214 Conqueror Mk II –Scottish Loch lake (UK)
It was sunked to be used as diving exhibit. This tank was previously at Bordon Training Area, Bordon (England)
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/conqueror-tank-memorial-in-the-grounds-of-the-wheatcroft-collections-head-office.html
FV214 Conqueror Mk ? – Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK)
It is a War Memorial
Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2007- http://news.webshots.com/photo/2975898510100192038JfWMbQ
FV214 Conqueror Mk I – Saumur Tank Museum (France)
SN 6750; “FV 214 No 5”
"panzerpanther5", September 2009 - http://media.photobucket.com/image/kapellen/panzerpanther5/kapellen%202009-09/ConquerorTankHeavyGunNo1120mm_01.jpg?o=148
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – Depot of the Royal Tank Museum, Kapellen (Belgium)
http://www.museum-tank.ru/IIIwar/tables3F/conqureror1.html
FV214 Conqueror – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)
http://www.sixtharmygroup.com/portal/cpg/displayimage.php?album=418&pos=13
FV214 Conqueror – Karl Smith collection, Tooele, UT (USA) – running condition
Mike Burton - http://svsm.org/gallery/Conqueror_burton/DSC04856
FV214 Conqueror Mk I – Unknown location
The vehicle was previously part of Jacques Littlefield Collection, Portola, CA (USA). It was sold on auction in July 2014.
http://www.howitzer.dk/vehicles/britishvehicles.htm
Conqueror ARV "Persuader" – Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK)
VRN 04CC76
REME Museum - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.202305086472716.42271.202304296472795&type=3
Conqueror ARV Mk II "Conqueror" – R.E.M.E. Museum of Technology, Lyneham (UK)
– running condition VRN 01BB78
"megashots", August 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/sets/72157621952388938/
FV214 Conqueror ARV – Isle of Wight Military Museum (UK)
"ianmaw", August 2009 - http://ianmaw.smugmug.com/Other/Isle-of-Wight-Military/13350307_7wL8XP#970629876_8gYCw
FV214 Conqueror ARV – Isle of Wight Military Museum (UK)
Nick Turner, 2006 - http://home.comcast.net/~model_tanks/real_tanks.htm
Conqueror Prototype P7 – fitted with information and commentator box – Bovington Tank
Museum (UK) VRN 07BA70
"mpa72robinson", 1999 - http://news.webshots.com/photo/2017974910104654221KvAEjM
FV214 Conqueror Mk I with Windsor turret – Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK)
VRN 40BA81 This Conqueror lost its turret sometime after 1966 and served in the British Army for tests with a ballasted replacement turret
resembling Windsor Castle, known as a Windsor turret.
"megashots", August 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/6029251253/
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Isle of Wight Military Museum (UK)
"plainmilitary" - http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/plainmilitary/Plain%20Military%20wrecks/?action=view¤t=TNK31.jpg
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Salisbury Plain firing range (UK)
"plainmilitary" - http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/plainmilitary/Plain%20Military%20wrecks/?action=view¤t=TNK20.jpg
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Salisbury Plain firing range (UK)
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/2409/digital_images/kirkcudbright+training+area/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=asc&show=all
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Kirkcudbright training area (UK)
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/240905/digital_images/kirkcudbright+training+area/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=asc&show=all
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Kirkcudbright training area (UK)
Photo provided by Andrew Robinson
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Otterburn training area (UK)
Photo provided by Andrew Robinson
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Otterburn training area (UK)
Photo provided by Rob Griffin
FV214 Conqueror Mk II wreck – RAF Tain Bombing Range, Tain (UK)
It was sunked to be used as diving exhibit. This tank was previously at Bordon Training Area, Bordon (England)
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/240905/dital_images/kirkcudbright+training+area/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=asc&show=all
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Unknown location (UK)
Previously it was at Kirkcudbright training area (UK)
http://www.hartziel.de/
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Military Area Haltern (Germany)
http://www.hartziel.de/
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Military Area Haltern (Germany)
http://www.hartziel.de/
FV214 Conqueror wreck – Military Area Senne (Germany)
I’m looking for photos of those tanks :
FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA23) School of Infantry, Catterick (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA36) Artillery Centre, Larkhill (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk I – (VRN 40BA92) Salisbury Plain Training Area & Warminster Ranges, Warminster (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA47) Salisbury Plain Training Area & Warminster Ranges, Warminster (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 02BB20) Salisbury Plain Training Area & Warminster Ranges, Warminster (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk I – (VRN 40BA91) Stanford Battle Area, Thetford (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA34) or (VRN 05BB86) RAF Tain Bombing Range, Tain (Scotland) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA09) Warcop Training Area, Warcop (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 41BA46) Warcop Training Area, Warcop (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 02BB11) Warcop Training Area, Warcop (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 02BB31) Warcop Training Area, Warcop (England) FV214 Conqueror Mk II – (VRN 05BB85) Warcop Training Area, Warcop (England) Any FV214 Conqueror heavy tank that I forgot….
This document is a synthesis of photos and information published on the web. I would like to thank the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and also those who helped me doing this list (particularly people of the
AFV News Discussion Board).
Very special thanks to Pierre-Olivier Buan and Massimo Foti.
For any question, you can email me Rafał Białęcki at: bialy.website@gmail.com
Main page: http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html