Mother (HMLS Centipede)
In service 1916 - 1916
Also known asBig Willie, Wilson Machine
The rhomboid prototype from which the Mark I tank was derived.
Built byWilliam Foster & Co., Lincoln
Photograph pending. No clearly licensed photograph of this vehicle was found.
Development history
Designed by William Tritton and Walter Wilson after Little Willie, Mother was demonstrated at Hatfield Park in early 1916; its success led directly to the first production order for Mark I tanks.