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UNITED KINGDOM
COASTAL FORCES
MTB307 motor torpedo boats (10, 1942 / 1942)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB307 - 316 (ex-PT49 - 58) |
Elco, Bayonne, USA: MTB307-316 |
1 - 3.1942 // 1 - 3.1942: MTB307-316 |
MTB308 (14.9.1942), MTB310 (14.9.1942), MTB311 (2.5.1943), MTB312 (14.9.1942), MTB314 (14.9.1942, German RA10), MTB316 (14.7.1943) |
None |
to USA 9 - 10.1945: MTB307, 309, 315 to USA 1947: MTB313 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 45 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 54 |
| Length, m | 23.5 |
| Breadth, m | 6.30 |
| 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 | 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk 2.4, 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DC |
| Electronic equipment | SO radar |
| Complement | 17 |
Standard scale images
MTB315 1942
Project history
Ex-USN boats. PT59 - 68 (estimated MTB317 - 326) were never transferred from USN.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
No significant events.
