Coastal Forces Veterans

That would be nice.

There is a lots of good texts about ww2 but not in form of book but in form of some private editions etc.

Threw many years I collect a lots of interesting lierature about ww2 on Adriatic Sea. So, I have these books: Flag 4 MGB 658 Dogs Boat Mediterranean MTBs at War Fairmile D - Anatomy of the ship Afrika Flottille (book about German 3. Schnellbootsflottila) Auf Verlorenem Posten (book about German TA-s...

@jonco, You gave answer on question what You write to me :) Zara is Croatian town of Zadar, so Your father was in my country - Croatia ex. Yugoslavian Republic. Also Zadar is my home town and it had very turbulent history. Now why You think Zadar or Zara (Italian name for Zadar) was in Italy. Till y...

@jonco, You father was not only in Italy. He was also in Croatia during war. MTB 670 had a base in island of Vis.

Yes, local people, Croatians, also help a lot. You must know that the bigest and the first antifasistic movement was in Croatia. Also one very big information. In those years 1944/1945, the biggest tread for British Dog boats on Adriatic were German Escort destroyers and F-lighters (MFP). But on tho...

As I promissed, a pictures of MFP-942 20 mm cannon Breda

@Jonco, thank for pictures. They are perfect!!!! @retr, sailors on those ship have not had almost any protection. Those ships where made of wood, so every enemy shell could be dedly. Also gun/cannon crews were fully exposed to enemy fire, but that knowledge makes them brave. Because German F-lighter...

Great photo. This is probably (99%) MFP-942. I have its cannon 20 mm Breda. I will put some pictures of that cannon later.

Can You please put this picture in the biggest format, maybe scan it with 600dpi.

Dogs beacuse of letter "D" in their class name - Fairmile "D"

They have base on island of Vis in Adriatic in village called Komiža. But this is not Komiža. Later (from November 1944) they have bases on island of Ist in Adriatic and in town of Zadar and Ancona. Maybe it is Ancona.

If you have any other photos, please post them here. I would like to put them in my text. of course I will put you as a source.

This boat was involved in destruction of German conwoy in night of 7th August 1944 near island of Vir when MFP-963 and 968 was sunked.
I will write the story about that once.

Here is photo of the crew of MTB 638, which I think was taken in Malta. Chales Smorthit is third from the left in the middle row. crew-of-mtb-638.jpg Can You please put this photo or send it to me in bigger resolution. I want to put it in my text and of course I would like to put Your name as a sou...

Yes, I have those 2 reports and it is very hard to find real truth. Let me explain one by one (btw I am "into" this action about 7 years - diving where German ships were beached and looking for MFP-625 who is still hiden in deep) 1. British report - two German convoy - 6 MFP`s, 4 PiL boats...

This is really great topic about MTB-638. I am into researching about battle in night 11st October 1944 near coast of island of Vir. I wrote about that battle on another forum, but here is that story again: http://rn-coastalforcesveterans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=305&p=858#p858 Rita and...

In 50` remains of the German ships are taken to the breaker 's yards but many part remains on the bottom. Among them lots of antisubmarine mines, 88 mm, 37 mm and 20 mm grenades and lots of 7,9 mm bullets.

On the picture You can see detonation of one antisubmarine mine few years ago.

Here is some interesting photos: 1. How that place looks today and my little ship 2. Part of plate 3. Part of compass of MFP-942 4. The remains of MFP-942 on the bottom today. You can see Breda 20 mm gun. 5. MGB-662 crew on the bridge. First man is legendary T.J. Bligh. Only man vithout cap is A.B. ...

This is true story about battle near island of Vir on 11st/12th October 1944. Any comments are welcome! On 10th October 1944 in 13:00 hrs from harbor Komiža (island of Vis) sailed the British group consisting of motor gunboat MGB - 662 (Lieutenant Bligh T.J.) and the torpedo boats MTB - 634 (Lieuten...