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How long is a Centurion tank?

A Centurion tank is about 7.6 m (25 ft) long.

What is measured: British Cold War main battle tank, hull length

Centurion Tank (7.6 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Centurion Tank (7.6 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little longer than a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 63% of the length of a city bus
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 6 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 3.8× the height of a doorway

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Facts about Centurion Tank

The Centurion tank remained in active service with various armies for over 40 years.

Source: Tank Museum Bovington, 'Centurion'

Military

NameSizeCompared with Centurion Tank
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)0.84×
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)0.86×
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)0.88×
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)0.92×
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)0.92×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)0.95×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)this page
Tiger I Tank8.45 m (28 ft)1.1×
Sopwith Camel Biplane8.5 m (28 ft)1.1×
MD/AH-6 Little Bird9.7 m (32 ft)1.3×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Centurion Tank or MD/AH-6 Little Bird?

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