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RP101 motor launches (1943-1945/1945-1947)


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ML1115 1946

Ships


Names Builders Completed Losses Transfers Discarding

ML1407

ML1409

RP101 Vos (ex-ML1479), 1950- P821

RP102 Lynx (ex-ML1260), 1950- P822

RP103 Jaguar (ex-ML1470), 1950- P823

RP104 Keeten (ex-ML1337), 1956- Y8128

RP105 Mastgat (ex-FDB35, ex-ML1400), 1956- Y8129

RP106 Zijpe (ex-ML1483), 1956- Y8130

RP107 Fret (ex-FDB38, ex-ML1489), 1950- P824

RP108 Otter (ex-FDB39, ex-ML1493), 1950- P825

RP109 Wolf (ex-FDB22, ex-ML1451)

RP110 Bever (ex-FDB12, ex-ML1453)

RP111 Marter (ex-FDB13, ex-ML1472)

RP112 Wezel (ex-FDB14, ex-ML1473)

RP113 Dingo (ex-FDB11, ex-ML1450)

RP114 Luipaard (ex-FDB24, ex-ML1454)

RP115 Bizon (ex-FDB27, ex-ML1475)

RP116 Leeuw (ex-FDB26, ex-ML1474)

RP117 Poema (ex-FDB15, ex-ML1440)

RP118 Tijger (ex-FDB32, ex-ML1449)

McLean, Renfrew: ML1407

Blackmore, Bideford: ML1409

Anderson Rigden & Perkins, Whitstable, UK: RP101

Newman, Hamworthy, UK: RP108

Berthon Boat, Lymington, UK: RP102, 106

Sittingbourne SB Co., UK: RP103

Moody, Swanwick Shore, UK: RP107

Elkins, Christchurch, UK: RP105

Nichol, Durban, South Africa: RP104

Hiltebrant, Kingston, USA: RP117

Quincy Adams, USA: RP118

Harris & Parsons, Greenwich, USA: RP109, 113

Perkins & Vaughan, Wickford, USA: RP110, 114

Huskins Yacht Co., USA: RP111, 112, 115, 116

1943 // 1945: ML1407, 1409

1945 // 1945: RP106-118

1943 // 1946: RP102

1944 // 1946: RP104

1945 // 1946: RP105

1944 // 1947: RP101, 103

RP110 (1948)

Indonesia, 1950: P821-825, RP109, 111, 112, 114-118

1946: ML1407, 1409

1947: RP113, 138, 139, 153

1962: Y8129 Mastgat, Y8130 Zijpe

1964: Y8128 Keeten



Technical data


Displacement standard, t

46

Displacement full, t54
Length, m22.0
Breadth, m4.83
Draught, m1.40 deep load
No of shafts2
Machinery

RP109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118: 2 Hercules diesels

ML1409, RP102, 104, 105, 107, 108: 2 Gardner diesels

ML1407: 2 Glennifer diesels

RP101, 103: 2 Thornycroft diesels

RP106, 111, 112, 115, 116: 2 unknown diesels

Power, h. p.

RP109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118: 480

ML1409, RP102, 104, 105, 107, 108: 300

ML1407: 320

RP101, 103: 260

RP106, 111, 112, 115, 116: unknown

Max speed, kts

RP109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118: 13.5

ML1409, RP102, 104, 105, 107, 108: 11.8

ML1407: 11.5

RP101, 103: 11

RP106, 111, 112, 115, 116: 11 - 12.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 7500 l

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC

commissioned 1947: 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC

Electronic equipmenttype 291U radar (some), type 134 sonar
Complement10


Standard scale images


<i>RP101</i> 1945
RP101 1945


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<i>ML1115</i> 1946
ML1115 1946


Project history

Wooden-hulled round-bilge boats with good seaworthiness. Standard Admiralty HDMLs.

Modernizations

1956, Keeten, Mastgat, Zijpe: were converted to minesweeping boats; + mechanical minesweeping gear

Naval service

FDB are "fast despatch boats".