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COASTAL FORCES
MTB269 motor torpedo boats (5, 1940 - 1941 / 1941)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB269 - 271 (ex-PT5-7) MTB273, MTB274 (ex-PT3,4) |
Higgins, New Orleans, USA: MTB269, 270 Philadelphia N Yd, USA: MTB271 Fisher Boatworks, Detroit, USA: MTB273, 274 |
1941 // 4.1941: MTB269 - 271 1940 // 4.1941: MTB273, 274 |
MTB272 (PT8) never transferred from USA |
None |
to USA 1945: MTB269 - 271, 273, 274 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 46 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 54 |
| Length, m | 23.9 |
| Breadth, m | 6.12 |
| Draught, m | 1.60 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 4050 |
| Max speed, kts | 39 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 13600 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 7.7/87, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC |
| Complement | 17 |
Standard scale images
MTB273 1942
MTB271 1942
Project history
Ex-USN boats.
Modernizations
1942-1943, many survived: + type 286PU radar
1943-1944, many survived: - type 286PU radar; + type 291U radar
Naval service
No significant events.
