Dates: 1937 -
MTB 102 was a motor torpedo boat that served with the Royal Navy in the Second World War. She was built as the Vosper Private Venture Boat as an example, but taken into service.
Designed by Commander Peter Du Cane CBE, the Managing Director of Vosper Ltd, in 1936. She was completed and launched in 1937, she was bought by the Admiralty and taken into service with the Royal Navy as MTB 102.
She had an all-wood hull, described as "double diagonal Honduras mahogany on Canadian rock elm".
Besides the torpedoes she was built with, depth charges, machine guns and the Swiss Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon were all trialled on her.
MTB 102 was the fastest wartime British naval vessel in service at 48 knots.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving MTB
" Whilst I was a lowly Radar Op National Service,a very good friend of mine served in the Air Sea Rescue WW2 in Med and Norht Africa. He told me many tales but 2 stood out from the rest. On one occasion his boat and crew were called in to replace a boat and crew lost when trying to rid the ..."
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" [QUOTE]Quoting: Arthur Rowsell [I]Marlene, We look after the aircraft flown by the Navy because the RAF cannot take the stresses of flying from ships..... QUOTE] We did’nt need to bother Art. we had MTBs. Apart from that most a/cs do not float that well!!!!! Incidentally, my neighbour ..."
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" Ah! So Mr Davies is still a going concern. I was beginning to wonder. Just a thought in passing Colin, a friend of mine was in MTB’s back in the early ’70’s. It may have been out of your time frame, I’m not sure (forgotten to check your profile before I started this post!!) ..."
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" Quoting: Mike Pass Ah! So Mr Davies is still a going concern. I was beginning to wonder. Just a thought in passing Colin, a friend of mine was in MTB’s back in the early ’70’s. It may have been out of your time frame, I’m not sure (forgotten to check your profile before I started this post!!) ..."
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" The British Powerboat Company’s 41ft 6in Seaplane Tender. I’ve had a few messages from members regarding the photo’s of the RAF Seaplane Tender in my gallery, I don’t know why it has sparked such interest as to most it would be just another boat, which in essence it is, but that particular ..."
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