A13 Mk.III Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter
The A13 Mk.III Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter was designed as a cheaper and lighter cruiser tank to replace the cruiser Mk. IV. It was armed with a two ponder gun and had 30mm armour. Problems with engines overheated made it unsuitable for deployment overseas, relegating it to training in the UK. Although the Mk. IV solved the overheating issues it was declared obsolete in 1943 and all remaining tanks scrapped.
A bridge-laying version of the Conevanter was developed and became the only A13s deployed operationally. A mine clearance version was produced but was not used operationally.
Photographs of the A13 Mk.III Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter
Under Construction
Mass production of Covenanter tanks 1941 
Mass production of Covenanter tanks 1941 
Mass production of Covenanter tanks 1941
The Covenanter
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter 
Cruiser Tank Mk V Covenanter, 11 March 1942 
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter tank, 31 July 1941 
Covenanter pilot prototype in 1939 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter 
Bren gun mounted on a Covenanter tank 
28th Armoured Brigade, 9th Armoured Division on parade at Barton Mills near Newmarket in Suffolk, 17-18 June 1942.
On Manoeuvres
Covenanter tanks of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 9th Armoured Division, on parade at Guisborough in Yorkshire, 19 August 1941 
Covenanter tanks of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers on manoeuvres at Tidworth, 1 August 1941 
Covenanter tanks of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers on manoeuvres at Tidworth, 1 August 1941 
Covenanter tanks during Exercise ‘Bumper’, 30 September 1941 
15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars, 9th Armoured Division, on parade at Wellinborough 1 November 1941. 
Covenanter tanks advance during an exercise, 20 December 1941 
Covenanter tanks entraining Thetford May 1942 
Winston Churchill stands on a Covenanter tank of 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, to take the salute 16 May 1942 
Winston Churchill, accompanied by Major-General Brian Horrocks, rides in a Covenanter tank of 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards 28th Armoured Brigade, 9th Armoured Division on parade at Barton Mills near Newmarket in Suffolk, 17-18 June 1942. 
28th Armoured Brigade, 9th Armoured Division at Barton Mills near Newmarket in Suffolk, 17-18 June 1942. 
Covenanter tanks of 9th Armoured Division during Exercise ‘Limpet’ in the Thetford-Bury St Edmunds area, 18 July 1942 
Covenanter tanks pass through the village of Stockton in Wiltshire, 7 August 1942 
Covenanter tanks by the side of a road during Exercise ‘Spartan’, 6 March 1943 
Covenanter tanks and towed artillery passing through a village during Exercise ‘Spartan’, 6 March 1943 
Covenanter during Exercise ‘Columbus’ involving British and American forces in Wiltshire, May 1943. 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter 
Covenanter and Crusader tanks of the 1st Polish Armoured Division on the move 
Cruiser Mk.V Covenanters
Bridge Laying
A Covenanter tank equipped with the special gear required for bridge laying 
A Covenanter tank equipped with the special gear required for bridge laying 
Covenanter Bridge Layer 
The bridge lifting wires being attached to the Covenanter Bridge Layer for closing of bridge 
A Covenanter Bridge Layer’s gear 
Covenanter tank of 6th Guards Armoured Brigade, Guards Armoured Division, crossing a scissor bridge 
Covenanter Bridge Layer 
Covenanter Bridge Layer 
Covenanter Bridge Layer 
Covenanter Bridge Layer
Mine Clearance
Covenanter tank with anti-mine device attached crossing scissors bridge. 24 June 1942
Transportation
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter being transported by truck 
A Covenanter on 25 ton ramp ladder loading onto a rail wagon 
Covenanter tank on a 50 ton ramp 
A Covenanter on 25 ton ramp ladder loading onto a rail wagon 
Covenanter tank entraining onto a flat wagon, 7 November 1942 
Covenanters being made fast for transportation by rail 
Covenanters being prepared for transportation by train 
Covenanters being made fast on their travelling trucks
