MTB 506

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Is this the correct model for the BRB 500 series or is it from a late '400' boat?
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dgray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 November 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 580	Post Options Post Reply Quote dgray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 1:10pm
	Is this the correct model for the BRB 500 series or is it from a late '400' boat? Thanks Edited by dgray
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dgray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 November 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 580	Post Options Post Reply Quote dgray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 1:25pm
	Help needed with Pennant Numbers.... I've searched all my books and can find very little reference top these BPB MTB '500' class. MGB's assigbed these numbers were Dog boats (blocade runners mainly) and the Osprey book "British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45" says that MTB's Pennant No's 501 to 508 were assigned to Camper and Nicholson craft of 1941. A Lt. Edge RNVR won a DSC for an action with E-boats 24.10.43 (in company with a craft commanded by Lt Lightoller RNVR) . It's likely this was won on MTB506 as he was her C.O. during at the time. L.C. Reynold's excellent book "Home Waters MTB's and MGB's' doesn't mention the action above, Lt Edge or any BPB 500 craft. Could these craft have been reassigned the 500 series pennant numbers later in their careers? Help...!!

Garethep Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote Garethep Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 1:50pm
	Should have added to my last post. I'm currently enjoying a couple of months of very little work commitments. I'm more than happy to give up time to help in whatever way helps most. Cheers Gareth

clive Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 December 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 379	Post Options Post Reply Quote clive Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 2:28pm
	Hi Sentley, I have just weighed the 'boxes, with reduction boxes 60kg without reduction 42kg. remember to add packing to weight, also the weight with reduction 'box may be a couple of kgs either way as my scales were on their second time round the dial!
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S R Wilson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 170	Post Options Post Reply Quote S R Wilson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 2:31pm
	Clive , Thanks. Will get back to you in early course.
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marksaab Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 February 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 160	Post Options Post Reply Quote marksaab Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 4:36pm
	Wow things have moved on quickly! Although I'm only a newbie myself I am certainly up for working on 506 in Malta, if you can post some dates when you are flying there it would be helpful. Practical experience limited but very willing, fairly fit and usually free every other weekend! Looks like return flights to Malta can be had for around £100! Just a thought, my brother was on the C4 programme "no going back" a few years ago, RDF media seemed very happy to send film crews all over the Med/Canaries to film the progress of a yacht they were delivering, has anyone thought about talking to the TV people about this project? Something along the lines of "Epic return of the last MTB!" etc, I would be happy to make a couple of calls, no harm in asking I suppose? Mark Edited by marksaab
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dgray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 November 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 580	Post Options Post Reply Quote dgray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 5:24pm
	Hi Mark, Great idea. You should speak to Sentley as he is talking to a few people along those lines. The more conacts the better. The more people involved in this project the better. Cheers
	Don Only a number, not even a name. How shall posterity hear of thy fame?

marksaab Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 February 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 160	Post Options Post Reply Quote marksaab Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 5:56pm
	Hi Don Good stuff! I just e.mailed someone I met at RDF last year asking for "directions" to people to pitch ideas too, hopefully should get some info back. I will PM Sentley too. On the project "suppliers" side of things I know a few very practical, switched on but very reasonable metal machining companies, i.e. give them a rusted lump and they will make a new one no drawings etc needed, one them was just filmed for another C4 TV programme. Oops looks like Sentleys mailbox is already full!! Regards Mark Edited by marksaab
	Only yield when you must, never "give up the ship," but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip!"

S R Wilson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 December 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 170	Post Options Post Reply Quote S R Wilson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 9:17pm
	Hi Mark, Have pm ed you to avoid embarresing anyone untill tings are finalised. Edited by S R Wilson
	SRW "Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy" WSC.

CCFT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote CCFT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2007 at 10:44pm
	Toronto 16 Feb 07 Hi Jimmy, Where did you read about the three Type XXIs? Are they ones buried in the old sub bunker in Kiel? Thanks, Nicholas (CCFT)
	Lt(N) Nicholas CM Armstrong