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UNITED KINGDOM
COASTAL FORCES
MTB275 motor torpedo boats (64, 1942 - 1944)
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MTB378
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB275 - 282 (ex-BPT21-28) MTB283 - 286 (ex-BPT49-52) MTB287 - 306 (ex-BPT29-48) MTB363 - 378 (ex-BPT53-68) MTB396 - 411 (ex-PT384 - 399) |
Annapolis Yacht, USA: MTB275 - 286, 363 - 378 Herreshoff, Bristol, USA: MTB287 - 294 Rob Jacob, Bay City, USA: MTB295 - 300, 396 - 411 Harbor Boat, Terminal Is, USA: MTB301 - 306 |
11 - 12.1942: MTB276 - 282 2 - 12.1943: MTB275, 283 - 306, 363 - 378 5 - 10.1944: MTB396 - 411 |
MTB284 (9.9.1943), MTB285 (9.9.1943), MTB287 (24.11.1944), MTB288 (22.7.1943), MTB371 (24.11.1944), MTB372 (24.7.1944) |
Soviet Union 1943: MTB363 - 370 (TK-221 - 223, 226 - 230) |
to USA 1947: MTB275 - 283, 286, 289 - 306, 373 - 378, 396 - 411 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 37 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 45 |
| Length, m | 22.1 |
| Breadth, m | 5.87 |
| Draught, m | 1.68 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 3375 |
| Max speed, kts | 38.75 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 13500 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC |
| Electronic equipment | SO radar |
| Complement | 10 - 12 |
Standard scale images
MTB396 1943
Graphics
MTB378
MTB306 1946
Project history
Lend-lease.
Modernizations
1944, MTB376: + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
1944, MTB378: - 1 x 2 - 12.7/62; + 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
Naval service
No significant events.
