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Uploaded by on Apr 11, 2008

ROV flying around a sunken tank in a Loch near Fort William, Scotland. The ROV is a SeaEye Falcon, and has just finished saturation diver observations and is returning to the recovery cage. Visibility is particularly good.

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  • I'll see if I've got some other video of the tank, I might have some of the turrent area saved. I've got to say it does look like a Conqueror though!

  • Very interesting video. What model tank is this? Any information on why it rests at the bottom of a Loch?

  • I was told what sort of tank it is, but I've forgotten. For some reason I think its a russian one, but that doesn't make sense...

    It was bought as a job lot by The Underwater Centre for a pittance from the MOD (who then started charging them rent) and shipped from the south east to Scotland on a barge. Theres two of them in the water, plus some other military vehicles.

    The reason for doing it was to give the trainee divers something to look at, apparently!

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  • Yeah pickup tether!

    Btw, that tether looks a bit abused....sjeez.

  • Way too much tether out.. :)

  • British

    Conqueror tank, FV214 in use 1955-1966?

    Shape of the trurret, Mantlet and sprockets/roadwheels gives it away

    120mm Main gun

    Should be recovered for a Museum

  • JS3's dont have fume extractors on their barrels

  • looks for me like a soviet tank...maybe JS-3 :P

  • what kind of tank was it

  • Notsure if it is the same underwater dive as yours but this also looks like a conqueror with an rov snagged. look in youtube for

    Underwater inspection of a Tank by a Tethered Diver and ROV

    If you havent seen it already

  • There is or was a gate Guardian at Bovington camp - I had to paint it once - I wonder if it will ever be recovered, any ideas?

  • T54/55 also have a canvas gun mantlet cover and they do not have return rollers on their tracks

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