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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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Associated Tanks: |
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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: 224 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Right view
Taken: 16 August 2008 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 8599 Added: 25 August 2012 Filename: P1010927... Views: 192 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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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: 195 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: 526 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: 180 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: 154 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: 604 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: 174 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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9: Close-up
Taken: 16 August 2008 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 8606 Added: 25 August 2012 Filename: P1020045... Views: 169 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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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: 176 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: 120 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: 195 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: 111 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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14: Infantry telephone
Taken: 16 August 2008 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 8611 Added: 25 August 2012 Filename: P1020037... Views: 170 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: 185 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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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: 126 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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| | | | ![Left stowage box and side plate stamping](Handler.ashx?PhotoID=8614&Size=M) | | | | |
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: 170 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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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: 191 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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