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MTB601 motor torpedo boats (203(26), 1942 - 1945)
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2 Fairmile "D" boats 1943
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB601 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 3.1942 | sunk 24.7.1942 | ||||
| MGB602, 9.1943 - MTB602 | Kris Cruisers, Ferryll Road | 8.1942 | TS 10.1945, sold 2.1956 | ||||
| MGB603, 9.1943 - MTB603 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 7.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MGB604, 9.1943 - MTB604 | Dickie, Bangor | 7.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MGB605, 9.1943 - MTB605 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 6.1942 | sunk 17.2.1945 | ||||
| MGB606, 9.1943 - MTB606 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 6.1942 | sunk 4.11.1943 | ||||
| MGB607, 9.1943 - MTB607 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 6.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MGB608, 9.1943 - MTB608 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 8.1942 | sold 1.1946 | ||||
| MGB609, 9.1943 - MTB609 | Wm. King, Burnham | 6.1942 | TS 10.1945, sold circa 1952 | ||||
| MGB610, 9.1943 - MTB610 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 6.1942 | TS 4.1946, sold 1.1964 | ||||
| MGB611, 9.1943 - MTB611 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 9.1942 | sold 1946 | ||||
| MGB612, 9.1943 - MTB612 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 7.1942 | TS 12.1945, sold 7.1948 | ||||
| MGB613, 9.1943 - MTB613 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 9.1942 | sold 10.1946 | ||||
| MGB614, 9.1943 - MTB614 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 8.1942 | sold 11.1945 | ||||
| MGB615, 9.1943 - MTB615 | Dickie, Tarbert | 9.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MGB616, 9.1943 - MTB616 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 8.1942 | TS 1947, sold 1955 | ||||
| MTB617 (ex-MGB617) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 10.1942 | TS 1946, sold 7.1953 | ||||
| MTB618 (ex-MGB618) | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 6.1942 // --- | to Norway on completion 6.1942 (MTB618) | ||||
| MTB619 (ex-MGB619) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 8.1942 // 7.1944 | to Norway 11.1942 - 7.1944 (MTB619), sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB620 (ex-MGB620) | Dickie, Bangor | 9.1942 // 8.1943 | to Norway 11.1942 - 8.1943 (MTB620), sold 3.1946 | ||||
| MTB621 (ex-MGB621) | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 10.1942 | TS 4.1946, sold 2.1955 | ||||
| MTB622 (ex-MGB622) | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 11.1942 | sunk 10.3.1943 | ||||
| MTB623 (ex-MGB623) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 8.1942 // 1.1945 | to Norway before completion 8.1942-1/1945 (MTB623), sold 5.1947 | ||||
| MTB624 (ex-MGB624) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 10.1942 | TS 12.1945, sold 5.1964 | ||||
| MTB625 (ex-MGB625) | 242 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 9.1942 // --- | to Norway before completion 9.1942 (MTB625) | |||
| MTB626 (ex-MGB626) | Tough Bros., Teddington | 7.1942 | to Norway 11.1942 (MTB626) | ||||
| MTB627 (ex-MGB627) | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 10.1942 // 1.1945 | to Norway before completion 9.1942-1/1945 (MTB627), sold 4.1945 | ||||
| MTB628 (ex-MGB628) | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham | 11.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB629 (ex-MGB629) | Dickie, Tarbert | 12.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB630 (ex-MGB630) | 243 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 11.1942 | TS 1945, sold 1949 | |||
| MTB631 (ex-MGB631) | Wm. King, Burnham | 8.1942 // --- | to Norway before completion 8.1942 (MTB631) | ||||
| MTB632 (ex-MGB632) | Kris Cruisers, Ferryll Road | 12.1942 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB633 (ex-MGB633) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 11.1942 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB634 (ex-MGB634) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 11.1942 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB635 (ex-MGB635) | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 11.1942 | damaged 1944, never repaired completely | ||||
| MTB636 (ex-MGB636) | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 1.1943 | sunk 15.10.1943 | ||||
| MTB637 (ex-MGB637) | 244 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 1.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | |||
| MTB638 (ex-MGB638) | Dickie, Bangor | 12.1942 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB639 (ex-MGB639) | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 3.1943 | sunk 28.4.1943 | ||||
| MTB640 (ex-MGB640) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 11.1942 | sunk 27.6.1944 | ||||
| MGB641 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 12.1942 | sunk 15.7.1943 | ||||
| MGB642 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 3.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MGB643 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 12.1942 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MGB644 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 12.1942 | sunk 26.6.1943 | ||||
| MGB645 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 12.1942 | sold 8.1945 | ||||
| MGB646 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 11.1942 | sold 8.1945 | ||||
| MGB647 | Dickie, Bangor | 2.1943 | scuttled 9.1946 | ||||
| MGB648 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 1.1943 | sunk 14.6.1943 | ||||
| MTB649 (ex-MGB649) | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 1.1943 | sold 9.1945 | ||||
| MTB650 (ex-MGB650) | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 1.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC020) | ||||
| MTB651 (ex-MGB651) | Tough Bros., Teddington | 1.1943 | sold 9.1945 | ||||
| MTB652 (ex-MGB652) | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 1.1943 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB653 (ex-MGB653) | 245 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 3.1943 // 1.1945 | to Norway before completion 3.1943-1/1945 (MTB653), sold 12.1945 | |||
| MTB654 (ex-MGB654) | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 2.1943 | damaged 1944, never repaired, sold 1.1945 | ||||
| MTB655 (ex-MGB655) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 1.1943 | sunk 22.3.1945 | ||||
| MTB656 (ex-MGB656) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 12.1942 | sold 9.1945 | ||||
| MGB657 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 2.1943 | CTL 12.9.1944 | ||||
| MGB658 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham | 4.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MGB659 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 5.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MGB660 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 4.1943 | sold 2.1946 | ||||
| MGB661 | 246 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 5.1943 | sold 6.1946 | |||
| MGB662 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 4.1943 | sold 2.1946 | ||||
| MGB663 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 3.1943 | sunk 10.10.1944 | ||||
| MTB664 (ex-MGB664) | Dickie, Tarbert | 4.1943 | to RAF 1.1944 (LRRC021 1945) | ||||
| MTB665 (ex-MGB665) | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 5.1943 | sunk 15.8.1943 | ||||
| MTB666 (ex-MGB666) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 6.1943 | sunk 5.7.1944 | ||||
| MTB667 (ex-MGB667) | Wm. King, Burnham | 12.1942 | sold 9.1945 - 7.1946 | ||||
| MTB668 (ex-MGB668) | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 3.1943 | TS 12.1945 | ||||
| MTB669 (ex-MGB669) | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 4.1943 | sunk 26.10.1943 | ||||
| MTB670 (ex-MGB670) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 3.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB671 (ex-MGB671) | Dickie, Bangor | 5.1943 | sunk 24.4.1944 | ||||
| MTB672 (ex-MGB672) | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 4.1943 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB673 (ex-MGB673) | Tough Bros., Teddington | 6.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC022) | ||||
| MGB674 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 5.1943 | sold 6.1946 | ||||
| MTB675 (ex-MGB675) | 247 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 7.1943 | to RAF 5.1945 (LRRC023) | |||
| MTB676 (ex-MGB676) | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 5.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC024) | ||||
| MTB677 (ex-MGB677) | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 5.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC025) | ||||
| MTB678 (ex-MGB678) | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 7.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC026) | ||||
| MTB679 (ex-MGB679) | Dickie, Bangor | 7.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC027) | ||||
| MTB680 (ex-MGB680) | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 4.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC028) | ||||
| MTB681 (ex-MGB681) | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 7.1943 | sunk 10.6.1944 | ||||
| MTB682 (ex-MGB682) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 5.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC029) | ||||
| MTB683 (ex-MGB683) | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 7.1943 | to RAF 5.1945 (LRRC030) | ||||
| MTB684 (ex-MGB684) | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 4.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC031) | ||||
| MTB685 (ex-MGB685) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 7.1943 | sold 4.1949 | ||||
| MTB686 (ex-MGB686) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 6.1943 | fire 22.11.1943 | ||||
| MTB687 (ex-MGB687) | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 7.1943 | to RAF 10.1944 (LRRC032 1945) | ||||
| MTB688 (ex-MGB688) | Dickie, Tarbert | 7.1943 | to Norway 8.1943-1/1944 (MTB688), to RAF 1945 (LRRC034) | ||||
| MTB689 (ex-MGB689) | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 7.1943 | to RAF 6.1945 (LRRC033) | ||||
| MTB690 (ex-MGB690) | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 9.1943 | collision 18.1.1945 | ||||
| MTB691 (ex-MGB691) | 248 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 8.1943 | to RAF 5.1945 (LRRC035) | |||
| MTB692 (ex-MGB692) | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 7.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC036) | ||||
| MTB693 (ex-MGB693) | Wm. King, Burnham | 5.1943 | to RAF 5.1945 (LRRC037) | ||||
| MTB694 (ex-MGB694) | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 7.1943 | to RAF 5.1945 (LRRC038) | ||||
| MTB695 (ex-MGB695) | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 10.1943 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC039) | ||||
| MTB696 (ex-MGB696) | Kris Cruisers, Ferryll Road | 4.1944 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB697 (ex-MGB697) | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 7.1943 | sunk 17.4.1945 | ||||
| MTB698 (ex-MGB698) | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 7.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB699 (ex-MGB699) | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 10.1943 | sold 10.1945 - 7.1946 | ||||
| MTB700 (ex-MGB700) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 7.1943 | lost 30.1.1946 | ||||
| MTB701 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham | 10.1943 | TS 1946 | ||||
| MTB702 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 10.1943 | TS 1946 | ||||
| MTB703 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 10.1943 | sold 10.1945 - 7.1946 | ||||
| MTB704 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 11.1943 | to Norway 3.1945 (MTB704) | ||||
| MTB705 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 8.1943 | sunk 23.3.1945 | ||||
| MTB706 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 10.1943 | sold 10.1945 - 7.1946 | ||||
| MTB707 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 11.1943 | collision 18.4.1944 | ||||
| MTB708 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 11.1943 | sunk 5.5.1944 | ||||
| MTB709 | Dickie, Tarbert | 2.1944 // --- | to Norway before completion 12.1943 (MTB709) | ||||
| MTB710 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 9.1943 | sunk 10.4.1945 | ||||
| MTB711 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 4.1944 // --- | to Norway before completion 4.1944 (MTB711) | ||||
| MTB712 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 2.1944 // --- | to Norway before completion 12.1943 (MTB712) | ||||
| MTB713 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 12.1943 | to Norway 2.1945 (MTB713) | ||||
| MTB714 | Dickie, Bangor | 10.1943 | TS 4.1946 sold 11.1955 | ||||
| MTB715 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 12.1943 // --- | to Norway before completion 12.1943 (MTB715) | ||||
| MTB716 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 4.1944 | to Norway 12.1944 (MTB716) | ||||
| MTB717 | Dickie, Bangor | 2.1944 | to Norway 9.1944 (MTB717) | ||||
| MTB718 | 249 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 3.1944 | TS 1946 | |||
| MTB719 | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 2.1944 | to Norway 1.1945 (MTB719) | ||||
| MTB720 | Wm. King, Burnham | 11.1943 | sold 1947 | ||||
| MTB721 | Cardnell Bros., Althorne | 10.1943 | sold 1947 | ||||
| MTB722 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 3.1944 // --- | to Norway before completion 1.1944 (MTB722) | ||||
| MTB723 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 4.1944 | to Norway 1.1945 (MTB723) | ||||
| MTB724 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 9.1943 | TS 12.1945, sold 7.1954 | ||||
| MTB725 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 3.1944 | TS 10.1945, sold 9.1951 | ||||
| MTB726 (RCN 3.1944 - 5.1945) | Dickie, Bangor | 3.1944 | TS 7.1946, sold 1950 | ||||
| MTB727 (RCN 2.1944 - 6.1945) | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 2.1944 | TS 1946, sold 12.1951 | ||||
| MTB728 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 12.1943 | TS 1946, sold 1948 | ||||
| MTB729 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 7.1944 | sold 9.1947 | ||||
| MTB730 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 4.1944 | TS 4.1946, sold 5.1958 | ||||
| MTB731, 1948 - MTB3001, 1953 - MASB3001 | 1948- P3001 | 250 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 7.1944 | TS 10.1957 | ||
| MTB732 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 4.1944 | sunk 28.5.1944 | ||||
| MTB733 | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 6.1944 | TS 3.1946 | ||||
| MTB734 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 5.1944 | sunk 26.6.1944 | ||||
| MTB735 (RCN 2.1944 - 5.1945) | Tough Bros., Teddington | 2.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 6.1956 | ||||
| MTB736 (RCN 4.1944 - 5.1945) | Tough Bros., Teddington | 4.1944 | TS 7.1946 | ||||
| MTB737 | J. S. Doig, Grimsby | 5.1944 | to civilian service 1945 | ||||
| MTB738 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 12.1943 | TS 1.1946, sold 4.1958 | ||||
| MTB739, 1948 - MTB3039 | 1948- P3039 | Herbert Woods, Potter Heigham | 4.1944 | sold 4.1952 | |||
| MTB740 | Collins, Oulton Broad | 8.1944 | TS 1946 | ||||
| MTB741 | Dickie, Tarbert | 7.1944 | TS 1946, sold 11.1957 | ||||
| MTB742 | John Sadd, Maldon | 4.1944 | TS 2.1946 | ||||
| MTB743 (RCN till 5.1945) | Aldous Successors, Brightlingsea | 4.1944 | TS 1946, sold 1.1957 | ||||
| MTB744 (RCN 3.1944 - 5.1944) | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 3.1944 | to RAF 1945 (LRRC040) | ||||
| MTB745 (RCN 1.1944 - 5.1945) | Austins, London | 1.1944 | TS 1946, sold 1946 | ||||
| MTB746 (RCN 5.1944 - 5.1945) | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 5.1944 | TS 12.1945, sold 5.1955 | ||||
| MTB747 | Sussex SB, Shoreham | 6.1944 | TS 3.1946, sold 2.1958 | ||||
| MTB748 (RCN 2.1944 - 5.1945) | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 2.1944 | TS 3.1946, sold 1953 | ||||
| MTB749 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 4.1944 | TS 1946 | ||||
| MTB750, 1948 - MTB3002, 1953 - MASB3002 | 1948- P3002 | Dickie, Bangor | 5.1944 | TS 1956, sold 1967 | |||
| MTB751 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 5.1944 | TS 10.1945, sold 1.1957 | ||||
| MTB752 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 6.1944 | TS 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB753 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 7.1944 | TS 11.1945, sold 10.1956 | ||||
| MTB754 | Solent SY, Sarisbury Green | 12.1944 | TS 5.1946, sold 9.1954 | ||||
| MTB755 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham | 9.1944 | TS 1946, sold 10.1955 | ||||
| MTB756 | Herbert Woods, Potter Heigham | 7.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 11.1954 | ||||
| MTB757 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 6.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 1.1952 | ||||
| MTB758, 1948 - MTB5031, 1953 - FPB5031 | 1948- P5031 | 251 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 10.1944 | sold 6.1956 | ||
| MTB759 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 7.1944 | TS 4.1946, sold 11.1954 | ||||
| MTB760 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 6.1944 | TS 4.1946, sold 9.1958 | ||||
| MTB761 | Aldous Successors, Brightlingsea | 8.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 3.1963 | ||||
| MTB762 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 10.1944 | sold 10.1945 | ||||
| MTB763 | Cardnell Bros., Althorne | 6.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 5.1956 | ||||
| MTB764 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 9.1944 | sold 5.1946 | ||||
| MTB765 | H. T. Percival, Horning | 10.1944 | TS 12.1945, sold 2.1955 | ||||
| MTB766 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 8.1944 | TS 1946, sold 2.1955 | ||||
| MTB767 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 12.1944 | sold 1.1947 | ||||
| MTB768 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 8.1944 | TS 12.1945, sold 11.1955 | ||||
| MTB769 | Wm. King, Burnham | 6.1944 | TS 1946, sold 4.1956 | ||||
| MTB770 | Leo A. Robinson, Oulton Broad | 12.1944 | TS 4.1946, sold 11.1957 | ||||
| MTB771 | Dickie, Bangor | 8.1944 | TS 1946, sold 11.1954 | ||||
| MTB772 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 7.1944 | TS 1.1946, sold 4.1955 | ||||
| MTB773 | Austins, London | 6.1944 | TS 1946, sold 10.1947 | ||||
| MTB774 | Sussex SB, Shoreham | 11.1944 | sold 1948 | ||||
| MTB775 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 8.1944 | TS 12.1945, sold 9.1954 | ||||
| MTB776 | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 8.1944 | fire 14.2.1945 | ||||
| MTB777 | Dickie, Bangor | 10.1944 | TS 1946, sold 11.1951 | ||||
| MTB778 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 11.1944 | TS 1946, sold 7.1955 | ||||
| MTB779, 1948 - MTB5032, 1953 - FPB5032 | 1948- P5032 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 10.1944 | sold 1.1955 | |||
| MTB780, 1948 - MTB5001, 1953 - FPB5001 | 1948- P5001 | Kris Cruisers, Ferryll Road | 1.1945 | sold 10.1957 | |||
| MTB781 | J. S. Doig, Grimsby | 11.1944 | TS 4.1946, sold 7.1952 | ||||
| MTB782 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 10.1944 | sunk 29.12.1944 | ||||
| MTB783 | Cardnell Bros., Althorne | 7.1945 | sold 1947 | ||||
| MTB784 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 9.1944 | sold 1.1948 | ||||
| MTB785, 1948 - MTB5033, 1953 - FPB5033 | 1948- P5033 | Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad | 3.1945 | sold 10.1955 | |||
| MTB786 | Solent SY, Sarisbury Green | 7.1945 | sold 1949 | ||||
| MTB787, 1948 - MTB5034 | 1948- P5034 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 6.1944 | sold 6.1949 | |||
| MTB788 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 2.1945 | TS 1946, sold 6.1955 | ||||
| MTB789 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 10.1944 | fire 14.2.1945 | ||||
| MTB790, 1948 - MTB5003 | 1948- P5003 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 7.1945 | sold 11.1953 | |||
| MTB791 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 11.1944 | fire 14.2.1945 | ||||
| MTB792 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 3.1945 | sold 1.1948 | ||||
| MTB793, 1948 - MTB5035, 1953 - FPB5035 | 1948- P5035 | 252 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 3.1945 | sold 4.1958 | ||
| MTB794, 1948 - MTB5036, 1953 - FPB5036 | 1948- P5036 | Herbert Woods, Potter Heigham | 12.1944 | sold 4.1958 | |||
| MTB795, 1948 - MTB5037 | 1948- P5037 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 8.1944 | sold 1952 | |||
| MTB796 | John Sadd, Maldon | 10.1944 | TS 1946, sold 7.1954 | ||||
| MTB797 (RCN till 5.1945) | Dickie, Tarbert | 1.1945 | sold 1947 | ||||
| MTB798 | Austins, London | 10.1944 | fire 14.2.1945 | ||||
| MTB799 | H. T. Percival, Horning | 6.1945 | to RAF 7.1945 (LRRC001) | ||||
| MTB800 | Dorset Yacht, Hamworthy | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC002 | ||||
| MTB5001 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 12.1944 | sunk 7.4.1945 | ||||
| MTB5002, 1953 - FPB5002 | 1948- P5002 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 12.1944 | sold 1957 | |||
| MTB5003 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 7.1945 | sold 3.1948 | ||||
| MTB5004 | James A. Silver, Rosneath | 9.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC003, TS 1949, sold 6.1956 | ||||
| MTB5005 | 1948- P5005 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 11.1944 | sold 2.1952 | |||
| MTB5006 | Boat Construction Co., Falmouth | 8.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC004 | ||||
| MTB5007 | 1948- P5007 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 3.1945 | sold 11.1950 | |||
| MTB5008, 1953 - FPB5008 | 1948- P5008 | Wm. King, Burnham | 6.1945 | sold 7.1956 | |||
| MTB5009, 1953 - FPB5009 | 1948- P5009 | Lady Bee, Shoreham | 4.1945 | sold 3.1956 | |||
| MTB5010, 1948 - MTB3050, 1953 - MASB3050 | 1948- P3050 | Dickie, Bangor | 1.1945 | sold 7.1955 | |||
| MTB5011 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 3.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC005 | ||||
| MTB5012 | Austins, London | 3.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC006 | ||||
| MTB5013, 1948 - MTB3053, 1953 - MASB3053 | 1948- P3053 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 3.1945 | TS 1957, sold 3.1969 | |||
| MTB5014 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 3.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC007 | ||||
| MTB5015, 1953 - FPB5015 | 1948- P5015 | Cardnell Bros., Althorne | 3.1945 | sold 10.1957 | |||
| MTB5016 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 3.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC008 | ||||
| MTB5017 | Dickie, Tarbert | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC009 | ||||
| MTB5018 | 253 | Alex Robertson, Sandbank | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC010 | |||
| MTB5019 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | 4.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC011 | ||||
| MTB5020, 1953 - FPB5020 | 1948- P5020 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 12.1944 | sold 9.1958 | |||
| MTB5021 | P. K. Harris, Appledore | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC012 | ||||
| MTB5022 | Tough Bros., Teddington | 4.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC013 | ||||
| MTB5023 | S. B. Hall, Galmpton | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC014, TS 1948, sold 9.1958 | ||||
| MTB5024 | Dickie, Bangor | 5.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC015 | ||||
| MTB5025 | Wallasea Bay Yacht Stn. | 8.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC016 | ||||
| MTB5026 | Wm. Osbourne, Littlehampton | 3.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC017 | ||||
| MTB5027 | Risdon Beazley, Northam Bridge | --- | cancelled 12.1944 | ||||
| MTB5028 | Woodnutt, St. Helens | 5.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC018 | ||||
| MTB5029 | Thomson & Balfour, Victoria Saw Mills | 7.1945 // --- | completed as RAF SAR craft LRRC019 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | MGB: 90 MTB: 102 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | MGB: 107 MTB: 118 |
| Length, m | 35.1 |
| Breadth, m | 6.48 |
| Draught, m | 1.42 - 1.50 deep load |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 4800 |
| Max speed, kts | MGB: 31 MTB: 29 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 22700 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | MGB: 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV (or 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV on few boats), 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 DC converted MTB (ex-MGB): 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC MTB696 - 724: 2 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC MTB725 - 800: 2 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 4 - 450 TT, 2 DC MTB5001 - 5006, 5009 - 5029: 2 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC MTB5007, 5008: 1 x 1 - 114/19 8cwt QF Mk I, 1 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC |
| Electronic equipment | completed 1942-1943: type 286U or type 286PU radar most completed 1943-1944: type 291U or type 293 radar few completed 1943-1944: SO radar completed 1944-1945: type 291U or type 293 or type 268U radar |
| Complement | 14 - 30 |
Standard scale images
MTB794 1943
Graphics
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2 Fairmile "D" boats 1943
MTB5007 1946
MTB701 1944 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
Fairmile "D" class boats, very successful design.
Modernizations
late 1943, some MGBs (circa 20): - 2 x 2 - 12.7/62; + 1 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, DC stowage raised up to 4.
1943-1944, most earlier: - type 286U or type 286PU radar; + type 291U or type 293 radar
1944, some boats: - 1 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II
late 1944, some boats: - 1 x 1 - 40/39, 2 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk II, 1 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 - 450 TT
late 1944 - early 1945, some boats: - 2 x 2 - 12.7/62; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
1947 - 1949, future MA/SBs were rearmed with 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk III, 2 x 12 - 178 Split Hedgehog, 4 DC, type 268U radar
early 1950s, future FPB were rearmed with 2 x 1 - 114/19 Mk 1 or 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk 7, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk 5 (114/19mm guns can be replaced by 4 - 533 TT), type 268U radar
Naval service
MGB601 sunk 24.7.1942 in action in the Dover Straits, MTB605 collided 17.2.1945 with wreck off Ostend. MTB606 sunk at night 3-4.11.1943 in action off the Dutch coast. MTB622 was sunk 10.3.1943 by German destroyers off Terschelling. MTB633, MTB634, MTB637, MTB638, MGB642, MGB643, MGB658, MGB659, MTB670, MTB698 and MTB700 were lost on passage from Malta to Alexandria 30.1.1946. MTB635 was badly damaged in 1944 and sunk as target in July 1945. MTB639 was sunk 28.4.1943 by Italian torpedo boat Sagittario off Pantelleria. MTB640 was mined 26-27.6.1944 off Vada (Italy). MGB641 was sunk 14-15.7.1943 by coastal batteries in Messina Straits. MGB644 was mined 26.6.1943 off Sicily and scuttled. MGB648 was bombed 14.6.1943 in central Mediterranean. MTB654 was damaged in 1944 and stricken without repair next year. MTB655 was mined 22.3.1945 in the Adriatic. MGB657 was mined 11-12.9.1944 in Mediterranean and stricken as CTL. MGB663 was mined in the Adriatic 10.10.1944. MTB665 was sunk by coastal batteries at Messina 15.8.1943. MTB666 was sunk 4-5.7.1944 in action off Ijmuiden. MTB669 was sunk in action off Norway 26.10.1943. MTB671 was sunk in action 24.4.1944 off Cape Barfleur. MTB681 was sunk 10.6.1944 in action off the Dutch coast. MTB686 was lost 22.11.1943 by fire at Lerwick. MTB690 collided 18.1.1945 with wreck in the North Sea. MTB697 was mined in the Adriatic 17.4.1945. MTB705 was mined 23.3.1945 in the Adriatic. MTB707 was lost in collision with French aviso L`Escarmouche N of Ireland 18.4.1944. MTB708 was bombed in error by Allied aircraft in La Manche 5.5.1944 and scuttled. MTB710 was mined 10.4.1945 in the Adriatic. MTB732 was sunk erroneously by French escort destroyer La Combattante in action in La Manche 28.5.1944. MTB734 was bombed erroneously by Allied aircraft off Normandy 26.6.1944 and scuttled. MTB776, MTB789, MTB791 and MTB798 were fired and exploded at Ostend 14.2.1945. MTB782 was mined off the Schelde 29.12.1944. MTB5001 was sunk in action in the North Sea 6-7.4.1945.
