Can you recognize this boats?

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Adam Buckley, Mar 22, 2019.

  1. Adam Buckley

    Adam Buckley New Member

    Hi All,

    I was given some photos from my Pop but he didn't name them.
    He served in the Royal Noavy from 1943 to 1949

    Are you able to recognize the ships?

    Regards

    Adam
     
  2. Adam Buckley

    Adam Buckley New Member

    one pic didnt work sorry
     

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  3. DannyM

    DannyM Member

    Hi,
    “P 2016” is a Camper & Nicholson Motor Torpedo Boat. Built in 1945.

    Regards

    Danny
     
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  4. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Adam - any chance of reading what it says on his hat??

    TD
     
  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Thanks to DannyM

    HMS MTB 516 (MTB 516) of the Royal Navy - British Motor Torpedo Boat of the Camper&Nicholson-type class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net

    HMS MTB 516 (MTB 516)
    Motor Torpedo Boat of the Camper&Nicholson-type class
    Navy The Royal Navy
    Type Motor Torpedo Boat
    Class Camper&Nicholson-type
    Pennant MTB 516
    Built by Camper & Nicholsons Ltd. (Gosport, England, U.K.)
    Ordered 21 Jan 1943
    Laid down
    Launched
    Commissioned Jul 1945
    End service
    History
    Renamed MTB 2009 in 1945
    Renamed MTB 2016 in 1945
    Renamed MTB 5516 in 1949
    Sold on 17 March 1956


    Camper&Nicholson-type class Motor Torpedo Boats - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net
    Motor Torpedo Boats
    Camper&Nicholson-type class
    8 ships
    Technical information
    Type Motor Torpedo Boat
    Displacement 115 BRT
    Length 117 feet
    Complement 30 men
    Armament
    2 6pdr (2x1)
    4 20mm AA (1x2 + 2x1)
    4 18" torpedo tubes
    Max speed 31 knots
    Engines Petrol engines, 3 shafts
    Power 4050 HP
    Notes on class
    All ships of the Camper&Nicholson-type class
    Royal Navy Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)
    HMS MTB 511 (MTB 511)
    HMS MTB 512 (MTB 512)
    HMS MTB 513 (MTB 513)
    HMS MTB 514 (MTB 514)
    HMS MTB 515 (MTB 515)
    HMS MTB 516 (MTB 516)
    HMS MTB 517 (MTB 517)
    HMS MTB 518 (MTB 518)

    TD
     
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  6. Tricky Dicky

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  7. Adam Buckley

    Adam Buckley New Member

    No can’t read hat on that photo. I have another photo taken different time and it said mercury but not sure what that was
     
  8. Adam Buckley

    Adam Buckley New Member

    Thanks heaps! That’s great.
     
  9. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

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