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Tank Manufacturers

Manufacturers

Note the following information is from Glanfield, John (2001). Devils Chariots ^(S3). Appendixes (p275ff) unless otherwise stated.

MKI (150 Tanks)

MK I females and males numbered 700 – 737 built by Metropolitan

MK I males numbered 738 – 775 built by Fosters

Mark II (50 Tanks)

MK II females built by Metropolitan

MK II males built by Fosters

Mark III (50 Tanks)

All MK III built by Metropolitan

Mark IV (1015 (420 m, 595 f) plus 205 supply tanks ^(s3)

(Note: the total number of Mark IV completed is the subject of some debate)

Male (440) : 2001 - 2100, 2301 - 2400, 4001 - 4100, 6001 - 6020, 8001-8120

Female (575) : 2501 - 2900, 4501 - 4700.

Supply (205): 6041 - 6120, 8101 - 8200 and 25 tanks probably in the 4500 range.

Build

Metropolitan eventually completed 640 fighting Mk IV tanks and 180 Mk IV supply tanks,

^{presumably females 2501 - 2900 (S83.p16), and possibly (guesswork) males 2001 - 2100, 6001 - 6040 and 8001 - 8100 and supply 6041 - 6120 and 8101-8200}

Fosters built 100 male tanks; 2301 – 2400 ^(S5.p31); all completed prior to Cambrai as 2400 was in action on 20^th November 1917.

Armstrong Whitworth completed 100 tanks (The last in October 1918, eleven being built June to October 1918) ^{(S3.App 2)} Possibly (guesswork) 4001-4100

Wm Beardmore Co, Glasgow completed 25 fighting tanks and 25 supply tanks ^{(S3.App 2)} , possibly (guesswork) 4501 - 4550.

Coventry ordnance Works Built 100 Mk IV, the last completed on 23 May 1918 ^{(S3.App 2)} probably 4551 - 4650 (Landships II site: http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html?load=tank_articles/Surviving_Mark_IV.html)

Mirrlees Watson and Co. Glasgow built 50 female tanks; 4651 - 4700 ^(S83.p16)

MK IV Supply tanks:

A number of mark IVs were completed as supply tanks. It was possible to convert these vehicles back into fighting tanks and this happened on at least one occasion, for more details see notes on Mk IV supply tanks.

The Supply tanks were probably many of those numbered 6041+, 6100+ and 8100+

Tanks in the 6000, 6100, 8100 and 4500 series were apparently mostly completed as supply tanks (except 6001 – 6020 and some twenty of the 6000 series with higher serial numbers).

A number of fighting tanks were also converted to supply tanks by Central Workshops.

The Top Tower tanks, which were fitted with special apparatus to pull sledges were designated as Supply tanks, they had female sponsons and were used as fighting tanks on occasion.

Mark V (400)

All MK V built by Metropolitan, 400 built by 8^th June 1918

Mark V* (700)

All MK V* built by Metropolitan, 432 male and 200 female completed. Note that a number of MK V* were converted to hermaphrodite tanks with one male and one female Sponson).

Whippet (200)

All Whippets built by Fosters, last tank completed on 5^th October 1918

Gun Carriers (MKI) (50)

One pre production machine built by Metroplolitan.

The other 49 vehicles built by Kitson & Co. Ltd, Leeds, last completed June / July 1917.

MK V** (5) – Note No tanks built by Armistice

All MK V** built by Metropolitan

Sources

S3 – Glanfield, John (2001). Devils Chariots. Appendixes (p275ff) are primary source for the above unless otherwise stated.

S5 - Pullen, Richard (2007). Landships of Lincoln.

CW – Central Workshops War diary.

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