Postby Brian Holmes » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:55 pm
MTB_476 British Power Boat Co, Hythe Hampshire
For actions in the Plymouth area 7 - 8/44
MID AB Arthur Webb C/JX376400
For an action in the Nore area 10/10/44
MID TLt Paul Dudley Watkins RNVR
MID AB Ronald Charles Sydney Burgess P/JX292203
MID AB William French Greatbatch P/JX176929
For an attack on E Boats in the Channel 22/12/44
MID Sto1 Cecil Charles Judge P/KX636505
For the rescue of survivors from MV Gold Shell mined and sunk off the Belgian coast 16/4/45
MID TLt Paul Dudley Watkins RNVR
MID POMtrMch Harry Robert Worley C/MX77591
MID LSea Vivian Victor Broom C/JX168298
Known Crew
TLt Paul Dudley Watkins RNVR
POMtrMch Harry Robert Worley C/MX77591
LSea Vivian Victor Broom C/JX168298
AB Ronald Charles Sydney Burgess P/JX292203
AB William French Greatbatch P/JX176929
AB Samuel Randles C/JX 375482 (Killed in action 21/8/44)
AB Arthur Webb C/JX376400
Sto1 Cecil Charles Judge P/KX636505
Wartime Activities
30th MTB Flotilla
Based at Lowestoft, Dover, Ramsgate, Portsmouth and Ostend
5-6/8/44 S-Boats are attacked off Le Havre by MTB 475, MTB 476 and MTB 474 and S 91 is damaged by a torpedo detonation.
20-1/8/44 MTB 471, MTB 476 and MTB 477 are in action with R Boats off Cap d’ Antifer. MTB 471 and MTB 476 suffer casualties. MTB 476 and MTB 477 are severely damaged and MTB 477 has to be towed back to base. Three R Boats are in difficulties and one is apparently sinking.
10-1/10/44 MTB 472, MTB 473, MTB 475, MTB 476 and MTB 480 are in action with Vp Boats off the Hook of Holland. A trawler is sunk (A boat is heavily damaged).
22-3/12/44 MTB 471, MTB 472, MTB 473 and MTB 475 (SO) (Division 1) and MTB 474, MTB 476 and MTB 477 (Division 2) are on patrol off the Hook of Holland. Approaching the patrol position, Radar detects vessels at 2800 yards approaching on either bow. Six E Boats are sighted crossing at 30kts. Both divisions engage immediately closing to 100 yards before passing down the line. Return fire commences after 15 secs but is high and wild. The fourth E Boat, S 185, blows up and sinks. The third and fifth E Boats are severely damaged. Division 2 pursues but to no avail.
Back on the patrol position, the force is shelled by an unseen enemy. The force moves away intending to return later. MTB 471 is hit in the engine room, loses contact and returns to base.
25-6/3/45 MTB 475 and MTB 476 possibly sink an E Boat.
16/4/45 MTB 476 and ML1383 rescue survivors of MV GOLD SHELL mined and sunk off the Belgian coast in position 51.22n 02.55e