It is a rather large vessel measuring 35 meters in length, equipped with four engines with a combined power of 5,000 hp, providing a maximum speed of 32 knots a little less than 60 kmh. The last of the fairmile launches gunboats, torpedo boats, special forces launches, and much more is to be restored by the national museum of the royal navy. A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century. The fairmile d motor torpedo boat anatomy of the ship. Todays guest is the fairmile d earlyseries motor torpedo boat. The fairmile b motor launch ml303 during the invasion of normandy on d day. Larger than earlier mtb or motor gun boat mgb designs, the fairmile d was driven by. The fairmile d motor torpedo boat was a type of british motor torpedo boat mtb designed by bill holt and conceived by fairmile marine for the royal navy. Fairmile d motor torpedo boat military wiki fandom. The fairmile d motor torpedogun boats were vicious little fighters that packed as much firepower as a world war i destroyer onto a 110 ton hull. With a top speed of 31 knots and an 80ton displacement, the boat was a potent force in protecting littoral waterways and was tasked with performing antisubmarine and mine warfare operations. They were bigger than earlier mtb or motor gun boat mgb designs which were typically around 70. 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. The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
153 1526 933 1064 978 103 49 1207 419 632 1446 909 375 1185 1179 502 575 1296 1019 618 1276 1429 144 46 1193 1380 199 1111 813 1225 466 691 778 1118