Hi,
Through my research into the Mosquito Mk XVIII Tse-tse I understand that a number of Royal Navy MTB/MGB’s were equipped with an automatic 6pdr gun.
I have read a detail account of one such vessel, MGB662.
Does anyone have details of other such MTB/MGB’s?
Alex
By: Scubapro - 16th January 2010 at 15:02
Alex,
Have picked up on your questions and subsiquent replies to you. I am researching MGB 601 in particular! Any information, contacts, etc would be most appreciated.
David Newbold.
By: Wanshan - 30th January 2005 at 23:47
You’ll find a good photo of the naval 6 pdr Molins, plus the RAF version and the Tsetse, in the article ‘The 6 pdr 7 cwt and the Molins Gun’ on my website. Just scroll down the front page…
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum
Excellent, thanks Tony!
By: Tony Williams - 30th January 2005 at 17:17
You’ll find a good photo of the naval 6 pdr Molins, plus the RAF version and the Tsetse, in the article ‘The 6 pdr 7 cwt and the Molins Gun’ on my website. Just scroll down the front page…
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum
By: Alex Crawford - 29th January 2005 at 06:35
Hi,
Having some trouble trying to upload photo. I’ll try again later.
Alex
By: Wanshan - 28th January 2005 at 21:42
No problem. Post us a nice image of a Mosquito Mk XVIII Tse-tse, will you. 🙂
By: Alex Crawford - 28th January 2005 at 14:22
Hi,
Thanks for the info.
Alex
By: Wanshan - 28th January 2005 at 00:57
You need to search for the Fairmile “D” class MTB/MCS: 6 pounder (57mm) front and rear. Some 230 built starting mid 1942.
“At the start of the world war2 the British Royal Navy had need of a fast seagoing patrol boat so they set about designing there own. By the winter of 39 and after a lot of extensive testing they adopted a hard Chine semi planing type .It was decided that the company that should build them would be FAIRMILE . Constructed from ply bulkheads along with ply decks and superstructure then with a double diagonal mahogany Planking . Built primarily as an MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat) but due to shortages of MGB (Motor Gun Boats) And time saved by not putting the Torpedo firing mechanism on board consequently the first 94 were built as MGB .After that they were a mix of MTB/MGB benign armed at First with two 21in (53.3) tubes then Four 18in (45.7) tubes the boats with two tubes were classed as MTB/MGB while the Ones with four were classed as MTB,s only . They were powered by four direct drive Packard’s Producing 1250 BHP giving a top speed of 30nts though latter Fitted with 2/1 elliptical gearboxes were used giving another 2.5knts. The first FAIRMILE D (MGB 601) was built at Tough Brothers on the Thames in Teddington Middlesex .Though in all There were over 229 built by thirty firms.The main task of MTB were to sink enemy shipping in coastal waters catching them by surprise with there high speed and then sinking them with there torpedoes . “
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January 27, 2005 at 3:41 pm