The Tank Museum

The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Wool and 12 miles (19 km) west of the major port of Poole. The collection traces the history of the tank with almost 300 vehicles on display. It includes Tiger 131, the only working example of a German Tiger I tank, and a British First World War Mark I, the world's oldest surviving combat tank. It is the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and the Royal Armoured Corps and is a registered charity.

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The Bovington Tank Museum
military museum, 

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  Battle of Weymouth ⓘ
  1645 battle during the First English Civil War

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  Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK

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  Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Arne, Dorset, England, UK

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  Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House ⓘ
  architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK

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  Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House ⓘ
  architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK

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  Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
  

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  Verne High Angle Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  East Weare Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Fort Henry ⓘ
  bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK

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  Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Rufus Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
  castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Corfe Castle ⓘ
  fortification in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Portland Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Brownsea Castle ⓘ
  grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom

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  Inner Pierhead Fort ⓘ
  fort at the entrance to Portland Harbour, UK

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  Portland Breakwater Fort ⓘ
  fort in Portland Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Upton Fort ⓘ
  fort in Osmington, Dorset, England, UK

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  Verne Citadel ⓘ
  citadel in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Nothe Fort ⓘ
  fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  

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  Blacknor Fort ⓘ
  Fort on the Isle of Portland, England

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  Maritime House ⓘ
  military Museum, Former military Installation and hotel in Dorset, UK

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  The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK

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  The Tank Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  

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  Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
  regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom  

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  HMS A3 ⓘ
  1903 A-class submarine

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  HMS Delight ⓘ
  1932 D-class destroyer

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  HMS Foylebank ⓘ
  1930 cargo ship converted to anti-aircraft role

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  HMT Arfon ⓘ
  1908 naval trawler

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  USS S-24 ⓘ
  1922 S-class submarine

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  HMS Hood ⓘ
  1891 Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship

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  HMS M2 ⓘ
  1918 M-class submarine

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  Minerve ⓘ
  Q185 French submarine

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1947 The Tank Museum

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1645 Battle of Weymouth

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1862 East Weare Battery

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1100 Corfe Castle

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1539 Portland Castle

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1545 Brownsea Castle

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1857 Verne Citadel

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1860 Nothe Fort

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1900 Blacknor Fort

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1877 The Keep Military Museum

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1967 Royal Signals Museum

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1891 HMS Hood

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1918 HMS M2

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1936 Minerve

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Bovington Tiger II grey bg

Nazi Tank Uniform (4536767950)

Chieftain mark 11C main battle tank

Lanchester Mark II Armoured Car

M5A1 Stuart ‘USA 3047999’ “VICTORY” at Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France (53330577368)

The T18 Boarhound tucked away in the Vehicle Conservation Centre on the last day of Tankfest, 30 June 2024

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Weymouth	battle	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Open GLAM Survey page@		Wikidata
link	page		Open GLAM Survey page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-74	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Verne High Angle Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1862	East Weare Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Fort Henry	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Rufus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandsfoot Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	castle ruin, archaeological site, National Trust	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Portland Castle	military museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Inner Pierhead Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Portland Breakwater Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Upton Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1857	Verne Citadel	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Nothe Fort	local authority museum, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1900	Blacknor Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Maritime House	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS A3	A-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Delight	D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Foylebank	warship, shipwreck, cargo ship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Arfon	naval trawler, shipwreck, fishing trawler	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS S-24	shipwreck, S-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1891	HMS Hood	pre-dreadnought battleship, Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1918	HMS M2	M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1936	Minerve	shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		Bovington Tiger II grey bg		Commons
commons	image		Nazi Tank Uniform (4536767950)		Commons
commons	image		Chieftain mark 11C main battle tank		Commons
commons	image		Lanchester Mark II Armoured Car		Commons
commons	image		M5A1 Stuart ‘USA 3047999’ “VICTORY” at Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France (53330577368)		Commons
commons	image		The T18 Boarhound tucked away in the Vehicle Conservation Centre on the last day of Tankfest, 30 June 2024		Commons