The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum is a museum dedicated to tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the second World war period and post war. It was officially opened in 2014, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The museum has purchased a number of vehicles and items for display from overseas, including some items from the Littlefield collection when it was downsized. It is the largest private collection of military vehicles in Australia, and the only major collection of vehicles in Australia, apart from the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum at Puckapunyal.
It is the largest private collection of armoured vehicles and artillery in the southern hemisphere. The museums houses vehicles from a number of overseas manufacture, including vehicles from Russia, German, Japan, The UK, The US and Czechoslovakia.
The collection includes a range of vehicles and artillery, some of which include a Jagdpanzer 38(t), OT-810 , M110 SPG and 155mm howitzer, Sabre, T55, M48 Patton, WWII British artillery tractor, a rare rare early model Stuart tank as well as a later one, Soviet artillery tractor, Churchill Mk VII, Chieftan Panzer IV Ausf D, Saladin tank and many more . The museum is currently home to over 100 exhibits with another 20 in various stages of restoration and transit.
The site also includes a 50-metre shooting gallery and a repair/restoration workshop where the vehicles which are in a state of deterioration can be restored.
As of 2015, the site has expanded to house more vehicles.
References
- ↑ Michael Serenc (September 3, 2014). "Cairns’ Australian Armour and Artillery Museum ready to open with a bang". Cairns Post. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
- Australian Armour and Artillery Museum - official site
- New Tank Museum Opens - media report. Includes images
Coordinates: 16°51′01″S 145°41′42″E / 16.8503°S 145.6951°E