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MTB418 motor torpedo boats (1942-1944/1944)
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MTB488 1944
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB418 (ex-MGB81) MTB432 (ex-MGB109) MTB433 (ex-MGB114), 1948- RJ2, 1951- Jachthond, 1953- P884 Jachthond MTB436 (ex-MGB112) MTB437 (ex-MGB113) |
British Power Boat, Hythe, UK |
4/1942 - 2.1943 // spring 1944: MGB418, 432, 433 3-5/1944 // spring 1944: MTB436, 437 |
None |
United Kingdom, 1946: MTB418, 432, 436, 437 |
1955: P884 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 37 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 46 |
| Length, m | 21.9 |
| Breadth, m | 6.27 |
| Draught, m | 1.28 deep load |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 3600 |
| Max speed, kts | 38 trials |
| Fuel, t | petrol 1250 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 450 TT, 2 DC |
| Electronic equipment | type 291U radar |
| Complement | 12 - 17 |
Standard scale images
MTB418 1944
Graphics
MTB488 1944
Project history
70-ft BPB design. Former MGBs, transferred to Dutch Navy in the spring of 1944 to form the second Dutch MTB flotilla. In the Dutch sources presence of torpedo arms on boats doubting expresses.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
No significant events.
