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Motor torpedo boat
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{{Short description|Type of fast torpedo boat}}{{more citations needed|date=March 2013}}{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}File:MTB 102 (Motor Torpedo Boat).png|thumb|MTB 102, an experimental design, served in World War II. During the Dunkirk evacuationDunkirk evacuation(File:Tsqd914.jpg|thumb|right|Israeli MTB formation, c. 1967)A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century. The motor in the designation originally referred to their use of petrol engines, typically marinised aircraft engines or their derivatives, which distinguished them from other naval craft of the era, including other torpedo boats, that used steam turbines or reciprocating steam engines. Later, diesel-powered torpedo boats appeared, in turn or retroactively referred to as “motor torpedo boats” for their internal combustion engines, as distinct from steam powered reciprocating or turbine propulsion.Though other navies built similar petrol-powered craft, the specific designation “motor torpedo boat”, abbreviated to “MTB”, is generally used for craft of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Canadian Navy boats.During the Second World War, the US Navy built several classes of marine V-12-powered PT boat, whose hull classification symbol “PT” stood for “patrol, torpedo”, but which were grouped into motor torpedo boat squadrons.WEB,www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/digitized-collections/action-reports/wwii-pearl-harbor-attack/motor-torpedo-squadron-one-action-report.html, Motor Torpedo Squadron ONE, Report for Pearl Harbor Attack, Naval History and Heritage Command, 29 February 2020, 11 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200811063151/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/digitized-collections/action-reports/wwii-pearl-harbor-attack/motor-torpedo-squadron-one-action-report.html, dead, German diesel-powered torpedo boats of the Second World War were called S-boote (Schnellboote, “fast boats“) by the Kriegsmarine and “E-boats” by the Allies. These large craft (well over 100 ft overall) were not known as motor torpedo boats at the time, but later have been grouped with them by some. Italian MTBs of this period were known as Motoscafo Armato Silurante (“MAS boats”, torpedo-armed motorboats). French MTBs were known as vedettes lance torpilles (“torpedo-launching fast boats“). Soviet MTBs were known as ÑоÑпеднÑе каÑеÑÑ (torpyedniye katyery; “torpedo cutters”, often abbreviated as TKA). Romanian MTBs were known as vedete torpiloare’’ (“torpedo fast boats“).The role of the motor torpedo boat has been absorbed in modern navies by the fast attack craft.- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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(File:Britishmtb.jpg|thumb|right|MTBs in the Mediterranean, February 1945)Torpedo boats were designed for missions that variously involved high speed, operating at night, low speed ambush, and manoeuvrability to allow them to get close enough to launch their torpedoes at enemy vessels. With no significant armour, the boats relied upon surprise and agility at high speed to avoid being hit by gunfire from bigger ships.The Royal Navy started developing particularly small, agile, and fast petrol-powered torpedo boats in the early 20th century, shortly before the beginning of the First World War. Known as coastal motor boats, these were only around {{cvt|15|LT|t}}. They were joined by the Italian Navy’s MAS boats, of {{cvt|20|â|30|LT|t}} displacement. MAS 15 was the only motor torpedo boat in history to sink a battleship, the Austro-Hungarian vessel Szent István in 1918. In the Second World War, Britain fielded a variety of motor launches (MLs), motor torpedo boats (MTBs), motor gunboats (MGBs) and motor anti-submarine boats (MASBs), which were operated by Coastal Forces. A similar size boat with a different role in the Second World War was the BPB {{convert|63|ft|m|abbr=on}} high-speed launch used by the RAF for air-sea rescue operations.BOOK, Diane, Canwell, Jon, Sutherland, RAF Air Sea Rescue 1918â1986, 2013, Pen and Sword Aviation, 978-1-4738-1744-9, 196,books.google.com/books?id=ovfNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA196, Diesel-powered MTBs entered the Royal Navy with the {{sclass2|Dark|fast patrol boat|4}} and {{sclass2|Gay|fast patrol boat|4}} fast patrol boats in 1954. The last MTBs in the Royal Navy were the two {{sclass2|Brave|fast patrol boat|1}}s of 1958, which were capable of {{convert|50|kn|km/h|0}}.Specifications
Many boats were designated MTBs. A variety of designs were adopted and built. For instance, a {{convert|55|ft|m|abbr=on}} type, capable of {{convert|40|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}, was shown in 1930.“Midget Torpedo Boat Has Forty-Knot Speed” Popular Science, April 1930, p. 38.British MTBs
The following is an incomplete list of British motor torpedo boats:Vosper “private venture boat”
Commander Peter Du Cane CBE, the managing director of Vosper Ltd, designed a motor torpedo boat as a private venture in 1936. She was completed and launched in 1937. The vessel was bought by the Admiralty and taken into service with the Royal Navy as MTB 102.- Length: {{convert|68|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
- Beam: {{convert|19|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
- Draft: {{convert|3|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}},
- Crew: 2 officers, 10 men.
British Power Boat 60 ft MTB
They were based on the British Power Boat Company Type Two 63 ft HSL (high-speed launch) originally designed for the Royal Air Force for air-sea rescue but reduced to {{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}} in length. They could carry two {{convert|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedoes and achieve a maximum speed of {{convert|33|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}.Harwich & Dovercourt The Royal Navy ordered their first (of a total of 18) in 1936.Konstam p6 These entered service as MTB numbers 1 to 12 and 14 to 19. In the early days of the war, they were painted with different numbers and photos distributed to the press to give the impression the Royal Navy had more than they actually did. One photo was sent to the American monthly Popular Science showing the number twenty-three.“Fast Mosquito Boats Aid British Navy” Popular Science, December 1939British Power Boat 72 ft MTB
Initially ordered as an MGB in 1941; they were converted to MTBs (412-418, 430-432, and 534-500) from 1942 by addition of two 18-inch tubes and a 6-pdr gun. Although 10 tons heavier after conversion they still made 39 knots.Konstam p9Vosper 45 ft MTB
Built as a private venture, the 45-ft MTBs were scaled down versions of larger Vosper design and intended to be carried by larger vessels. As MTB 104 to 107, these were taken up by Admiralty but found to be poor seakeeping and not used for combat.Konstam p8Vosper 70 ft MTB
Although various boat lengths were produced by Vosper for the Royal Navy, the “70 ft” boat was produced from 1940. The design was produced with modifications as MTBs 31-40, 57-66, 73-98, 222-245 and 347-362.Using three Packard V1-12 marine engines, they were capable of around {{convert|37|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}. Early models carried two {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedo tubes, twin {{convert|0.50|in|mm|abbr=on}} machine guns in a “bin” behind the bridge and two {{convert|0.303|in|mm|abbr=on}} machine guns.Konstam p15 They could also carry four depth charges.The Vosper 70 was also used in other navies, such as Romania’s, which acquired three in 1939, with NMS Viscolul the lead ship of the class.Vosper 73 ft (Type I and Type II)
Between 1943 and 1945, the “Vosper 73ft” design appeared; this was a flush-decked type with a slight sheer forward, dispensing entirely with the low forecastle and scalloping of the majority of ‘70-footer’ types. The type II differed from the Type I in that it carried a heavier gun armament at the expense of two torpedo tubes. Boats produced to this design carried pennant numbers MTB 380-395 and MTB 523-537. The Type II did not enter service before the end of the war but was in use after the war.Konstam p15- Type I
- Length: 73 ft (22 m)
- Engine: 3 Packard 4M V12 engines for a total of 4,200 hp
- Speed: {{convert|40|kn|km/h|0}}
- Range: {{convert|470|nmi|km|-1|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h|0}}
- Displacement: 47 t
- Armament:
- Four {{convert|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedo tubes
- Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- Two 0.303 in Vickers K machine guns (optionally two Vickers .50 machine guns)
- Crew: 13
- Type II
- Length 73 ft (22 m)
- Engine 4,200 hp
- Speed {{convert|40|kn|km/h|0}}
- Range {{convert|480|nmi|km|-1|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h|0}}
- Displacement 49 t
- Armament
- Two {{convert|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedoes
- 57mm QF 6-pdr Mark IIA gun on powered mountingAn automatic loading version of the 6-pounder anti-tank gun
- Twin 20mm Oerlikon aft
- Two 0.303 Lewis GunsKonstam p14
- Crew 13
Thornycroft 75 ft MTB
The first two (MTB 24, 25) were actually 74 ft prototypes for the design ordered in 1938. Powered by three Isotti-Franschini engines they could reach 37 knots. The later ones, MTBs 49-56, had four Thornycroft RY12 engines but were too slow for operations.Konstam p8-9J S White 75 ft MTB
A development of the Vosper designs, White had been building under sub-contract. After construction passed to Polish Navy as S5-S10.Armed with two 18-inch torpedoes, 6-pounder gun forward, twin 20mm Oerlikon aft and two twin .303 machine gun mountings.Konstam p16Fairmile D MTB
The Fairmile D was a very large British MTB designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy. Nicknamed “Dog Boats”, they were designed to combat the known advantages of the German E-boats over previous British coastal craft designs. Larger than earlier MTB or motor gun boat (MGB) designs, the Fairmile D was driven by four Packard 12-cylinder 1250 horsepower supercharged petrol engines and could achieve 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) at full load. The boat carried 5,200 gallons of 100 octane fuel for a range, at maximum continuous speed, of 506 nautical miles. Armament varied according to role but could include four 18-inch or two 21-inch torpedoes, 6-pounder and 2-pounder guns, Oerlikons, multiple machine guns and depth charges.Konstam p17Canadian MTBs
(File:MTB-460 MIKAN 4821109.jpg|thumb|MTB-460 of the Royal Canadian Navy)These boats were designed by Hubert Scott-Paine for the Canadian Power Boat Company, and used by the Royal Canadian Navy 29th MTB Flotilla. Originally designed as motor gun boats (MGBs), carrying a 6-pounder (57mm, 2.24 inch) to engage enemy small craft, they were re-designated MTBs.Scott-Paine type G 70 foot boat- Manufacturer: British Power Boats, Hythe
- Displacement: 55 tons
- Overall length: 72 ft 6 inches (21 m)
- Breadth: 20 ft 7 inches (6.3 m)
- Draught: 5 ft 8 inches (1.7 m)
- Maximum speed: {{convert|38|-|41|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}} (new)
- Armament:
- auto-loading QF 6-pounder (57mm, 2.24 inch) gun
- Two {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedo tubes (two torpedoes)
- .303 or .50 Vickers machine guns
- 20mm Oerlikon or 40 mm Bofors gun
- Powerplant â three Rolls-Royce or Packard 14M supercharged V-12 engines three shafts
- Power â 3,750 hp total
- Range â {{convert|260|km|nmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} radius of action at {{convert|25|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}WEB,www.naval-museum.mb.ca/mtb/page1.htm, Naval Museum of Manitoba â Canadian Naval History, www.naval-museum.mb.ca, 12 April 2010, 23 May 2018,www.naval-museum.mb.ca/mtb/page1.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20180523233511www.naval-museum.mb.ca/mtb/page1.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20180523233511www.naval-museum.mb.ca/mtb/page1.htm, dead,
Post-war usage
After the end of World War II a number of Royal Navy vessels were stripped and sold for use as houseboats. These included MGBs as well as MTBs. Many of these were moored in maritime locations such as Chichester Canal (MTB 71, now restored and on display at the Royal Naval Museum in GosportNEWS, Meet the last of Britain’s coastal defenders, who manned the ‘Spitfires of the Sea’, The Telegraph, 3 October 2021,www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/03/meet-last-britains-coastal-defenders-manned-spitfires-sea/, 27 May 2023, Shute, Joe, WEB, National Historic Ships UK: MTB 71,www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/531/mtb-71, 27 May 2023, ),WEB, Aldridge Local History: MTB 71,aldridgelhs.co.uk/motor-torpedo-boat-71, 27 May 2023, Langstone Harbour, Littlehampton, Hayling Island and Wootton Creek, although most have now disappeared from these locations.{{cn|date=May 2023}} More MTB houseboats can be found at Shoreham-by-Sea (West Sussex), Cobden Bridge (Southampton) and Bembridge (Isle of Wight).BOOK, Simons, Philip, Hall, Nick, Retired on the River, a Short History of the Houseboats of Shoreham, 3rd, 2006, World Ship Society, Small Craft Group, 3,See also
- Battle of Rumani Coast â battle involving MTBs in Israeli-Egyptian conflict
- Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy
- E-boat
- Fairmile D motor torpedo boat â British “dog boats”
- Fast attack craft
- HNoMS Nasty
- Motor gunboat
- Motor Launch
- Operation Agreement - operation involving MTBs in WWII
- Swift boat
- United States Nasty-class patrol boat
- Wooden boats of World War 2
Notes
{{Reflist}}References
- {{citation |title=British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939â45|first= Angus |last=Konstam |publisher= Osprey Publishing |date=2003 |isbn=978-1-84176-500-6}}
- JOURNAL, Lengerer, Hans, 2007, Motor Torpedo Boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Part II, Warship International, XLIV, 4, 345â358, 0043-0374,
- Dog Boats at War: A History of the Operations of the Royal Navy D Class Fairmile Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gunboats 1939â1945 by L. C. Reynolds and Lord Lewin, Sutton Pubns Inc, 2000, {{ISBN|978-0-7509-2454-2}}
External links
- A Short History of HMS St Christopher
- British Military Powerboat Team
- “Midget Torpedo Boat Has Forty-Knot Speed” Popular Science, April 1934
- Database MTB-/MGB-Battles 1940-1945. Historisches Marinearchiv (German/English)
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