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Jockgreen View Drop Down
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    Posted: 11 August 2008 at 5:19pm
Would anybody have any information on MTB 446  and the crew Dec 43 -Jun45 and what happened to it after  that ? Many thanks
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This MTB was a rather special boat as she was the first British Power Boat Co 71.5ft type to be built as an MTB (MKVI), i.e. with a short Admiralty bridge instead of the longer streamlined deckhouse (MKV). She was originally designated MGB 123 and later became MTB 446. There is a photo of her here;
DSMs were awarded to two of her crew, AB H.L. Bray and Sto R.B. Finch.
The boat apparently survived the war, nothing further I'm afraid.


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Thank you for that information Christian, it all helps and that is the first time I have seen a photograph of the boat... thanks  again

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My father frederick weldon served on mtb 446 as a torpedo rating. I met with the skipper who remembered my dad. I also met Jack Warnes who was the engineer. My dad's best mate was Blood Reid who lived in Wisbech I met with his son Lawrence. I have a photograph of 446 undergoing sea trials at Fort William and one of the crew which I think was taken at felixstowe or ipswich.
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