hello and help
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Forum Name: Where Are Those Boats Now
Forum Description: Tell everybody where those old boats are
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Printed Date: 26 March 2026 at 3:03pm
Topic: hello and help
Posted By: fraser38
Subject: hello and help
Date Posted: 20 November 2012 at 7:08pm
| Hello, I'm fraser38 and this is my first post anywhere ever. I travel to watchet periodically and was pleased to see recent arivals there which prompted me to join up here. My first question is does anyone know anything about a 70 foot ish mtb moored in the Exeter ship canal? Its been there for years and looks in good order. My next question: in Galmpton harbour there's what looks like a Fairmile D well past its best any info would be good hello and help p,s, computers and spelling baffle me, this post has been spellchecked by my other half |
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 20 November 2012 at 7:20pm
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Hi Fraser
The one in the canal close to the water treatment works is a Finnish Nuoli MTB; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuoli_class_fast_gunboat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuoli_class_fast_gunboat The one in Galmpton is a Fairmile B called Western Lady; http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/WesternLadyFerryService.html - http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/WesternLadyFerryService.html ------------- |
Posted By: fraser38
Date Posted: 20 November 2012 at 7:49pm
| cool thanks for the respons will be googling them later i would be intrested in volentering my time towords the restoraition of any of any of them dont rely no how to go about that |
Posted By: Pioneer
Date Posted: 21 November 2012 at 8:38am
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Hello Fraser38 - welcome aboard. The Finnish boat has been mentioned before on this site - click http://www.bmpt.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=401 - HERE - there are several more images of the craft in this multi page Post.
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Posted By: arfabuck
Date Posted: 17 September 2013 at 3:50am
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Gooday all, A month or three googling various web sites of coastal craft, MTB's, MGB's etc has brought me to the conclusion that anybody interested in these craft has their work cut out to discover all there is - available on the internet. The obvious ones come up immediately, - like this site, but the more rare/private/hulks take a lot, lot longer. My question is: is there a central reference covering all craft? Has anybody collated data and put it in one spot for public scrutiny? Mmmmmmmm, methinks there is a project in the offing seeing as I am too remote to get my hands dirty rebuilding/restoring anything.  Pioneer? Arthur NZ |
Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 17 September 2013 at 8:22am
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Hi Arthur, Indeed, you seem to me? to be the "a n other" who should look to do this!!!, the was a publication some years ago just on the vessels at Shoreham harbour which was very good, but just covered Shoreham of course, something that was more comprehensive, a chap was asking about sources for the histories of such craft, but as you say, nothing as to what is about NOW....many thanks, Johnk
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Posted By: Pioneer
Date Posted: 17 September 2013 at 8:33am
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Hello Arthur A central reference point (database) for all small craft - now that would be a wonderful project for someone but I fear that it would be nigh impossible (but please do prove me wrong  ). The Coastal Forces Veterans website http://www.cfv.org.uk" rel="nofollow - http://www.cfv.org.uk currently has two databases. One, of all known RN (and Commonwealth) coastal forces craft and the other, of known CF (including support staff) fatal casualties, both having taken several years to reach a stage of basic accuracy. A third database (Awards) is still under construction. To widen the first database to have included RAF and Army vessels would have made the research an extremely daunting task and to widen it further to include all Allied (plus the enemies?) craft - many of which are still around - you may be able to see that the research effort required for even basic accuracy would be gargantuan. But do not let me put you off!!
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 17 September 2013 at 9:11am
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Arthur Carroma ex W1 is located very close to where you are. Possibly still in Bayswater Marina. Surely one of the best surviving examples of a WWII high speed rescue launch? Should be some Seaplane Tenders dotted around too, not to mention HDMLs and possibly a Miami.
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Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 17 September 2013 at 10:57am
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Hi there, Indeed, as Pioneer says! but still.....now a ex WW1 vessel? we have a couple of CMTB's, one at Chatham historic dockyard and Duxford I think, there was one at Shoreham but believe now long broken up...,many thanks, John
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Posted By: OC
Date Posted: 18 September 2013 at 5:40pm
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We were down at Shoreham on Monday, definitely no CMB left there anymore |
Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 18 September 2013 at 7:09pm
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Hi Owen, Ah, yes I thought so, the book was a while ago now and a lot of clearing up done now, including the Fairmile D, was on the box at the time but now a memory, many thanks, Johnk |
Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 18 September 2013 at 7:12pm
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Hi Owen, Just seen your post there, sunny Shoreham, looking for bits? how are things going with 219? see change to the PO141 site there, dropped a line to Dad, if you have time and are about in this neck of the woods again, sort off, and have time do say, be happy to show you the Medway Queen base....ship herself still Bristol bound, but hopefully good news tomorrow as to when she can sail...albeit from the cameras a bit left to do still, all the best for now, Regards John |
Posted By: OC
Date Posted: 19 September 2013 at 6:59pm
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Hi John, Yes, not much left at Shoreham now. However, we met some nice people and various old MTB bits have found their way to a good home. My god, that German minesweeper is f******* huge!!! Cheers, Owen
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Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 20 September 2013 at 4:05pm
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Hi Owen, Many thanks, indeed people with coastal forces craft are nice! yes....I saw that to on the TV, bit of a row as it is level with the upper windows of the houses over the sea wall...but he won planning and there it is today, Johnk
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Posted By: arfabuck
Date Posted: 25 September 2013 at 10:09am
The W1 is still being used as a dive tender. Will get Pics soon. OK on the seaplane tenders, not found any to date. Still looking. Yup HDMLs aplenty. Miami? New one on me. Will have to look that one up. Cheers for the info. Arthur |
Christian wrote:Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 26 September 2013 at 8:49am
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The Miamis used by the RNZAF were W275 Aotea and W276 Tainui (a 3rd boat was lost in 1946). They were sold in the 50s (W275, in Auckland) and in 1960 (W276 at Lauthala Bay). There have been no sightings of these boats in private or commercial use, it is possible one or both survive as so many of this type have survived elsewhere.
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