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Unique ID:
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2377
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Added to Database:
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22 August 2012
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Last Edited:
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8 March 2014
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Type (ID):
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A41 Centurion (3400)
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Model (ID):
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Panzer 55/60 (3407)
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Location Category (ID):
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Military Museum of Southern New England (56000)
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Location (ID):
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External Display Area (56002)
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Serial Number: |
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Registration: |
M78551 (Swiss): “78551” painted on nose and rear towing pintle cover. “551L” and “551R” stamped into side armour plates.
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Other Identification: |
“1955 31221T 1 101 N 16 30” or similar stamped into right-hand fire extinguisher handle cover. “40796T ESC” cast into left turret side. White square painted on nose and rear towing pintle cover.
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Collection Reference: |
12: “EXHIBIT #12” painted on sign on glacis.
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Links: |
Maloney Gallery
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Location History:
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1: Vickers-Armstrongs Limited, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East England, Britain (Sole manufacturer 1955-56)
2: Panzermuseum, Thun, Bern, Switzerland (Swiss Army service until May 1993 – probably around Thun)
3: Military Museum of Southern New England, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved British Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved British Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In USA publication:
According to the exhibit label this is a Centurion Mark 5 manufactured in the late 1950s that was donated by the Swiss government after being deactivated in May 1993. However the shape of the engine deck indicates a Panzer 55, based on a Centurion Mark 3.
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August 2008
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1: Upper front right view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8598
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020184...
Views: 229
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2: Right view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8599
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1010927...
Views: 199
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3: Front left view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8600
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1010926...
Views: 203
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Right view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8601
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020040...
Views: 534
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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5: Rear right view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8602
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020036...
Views: 188
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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6: Rear right view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8603
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020035...
Views: 162
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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7: Rear left view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8604
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020034...
Views: 612
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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8: Front view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8605
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020217...
Views: 181
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9: Close-up
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8606
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020045...
Views: 173
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10: Turret close-up
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8607
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020043...
Views: 183
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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11: Turret close-up
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8608
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020039...
Views: 126
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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12: Close-up of registration number
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8609
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020042...
Views: 201
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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13: Close-up of registration number
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8610
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020033...
Views: 116
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14: Infantry telephone
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8611
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020037...
Views: 176
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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15: Turret casting marking
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8612
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020031...
Views: 189
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16: Rear left view
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8613
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020032...
Views: 132
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17: Left stowage box and side plate stamping
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8614
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020044...
Views: 176
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18: Right side plate stamping
Taken: 16 August 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 8615
Added: 25 August 2012
Filename: P1020038...
Views: 198
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