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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED KINGDOM
COASTAL FORCES
MGB47 motor gun boats (2, 1940)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB47 - 48 (ex-MA/SB47 - 48) | White, Cowes: MGB47, 48 | 1940: MGB47, 48 | none |
Poland, 8.1940: MGB47 (S1) | 1945: MGB48 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 35 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 40 |
| Length, m | 22.9 |
| Breadth, m | 5.08 |
| Draught, m | 1.18 deep load |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 3600 |
| Max speed, kts | 41 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 х 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 DC or 1 DCR (12) as ASW boat |
| Complement | 12 |
Project history
ex-Polish MTBs, requisitioned after war begun.
Modernizations
1942-1943, MGB48 (presumably): + type 286PU or type 291U radar
Naval service
No significant events.
