MTB_463 British Power Boat Co, Hythe Hampshire 25/3/44
- Crew of MTB 463
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On the bridge, (left to right): Lieut Glenn Creba, RCNVR, of Winnipeg, Commanding Officer, Lieut. Richard Paddon, RCNVR, first Lieutenant, of Labrador, L/S Fred Caselton, RCNVR, of Toronto, Coxswain.
Below (From left to right): Sto. (M) Lome Mears, RCNVR, of Ottawa; A/B Clifford Brown, RCNVR, of Winnipeg; Tel. Walter Brown, RCNVR, of Toronto; A/B Albert Larrick, RCNR, of Kydney; A/B Stewart McAlpine, RCNVR, of Toronto; A/B Leonard Amot, RCN, of Ituna, Sask.; L/Sto (M) John Watt, RCNVR, of Vancouver, O/S Theodore Gross, RCNVR, of Waterloo, Ontario; P.0. M.M. George Munro, RCNVR, of Dauphin, Man
Known Crew
Lt Douglas Glen Creba RCNVR Lt 1/1/42 Q 096 29th MTB Flotilla Commanding Officer MTB 463 Based at Felixstowe Commanding Officer MTB 485 31/7/44 Died in Victoria, British Columbia 28/6/90
Lt Richard Paddon RCNVR of Labrador Lt 27/4/43 29th MTB Flotilla First Lieutenant MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy 29th MTB Flotilla Based at Felixstowe MTB 486 26/10/44 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 485 1944 29th MTB Flotilla Commanding Officer MTB 462 24/1/45 – 14/2/45
POMtrMch George Munro RCNVR, of Dauphin, Manitoba 29th MTB Flotilla Based on Portsmouth MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
LSea Fred Caselton 29th MTB Flotilla Based on Portsmouth MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
LSto John Watt RCNVR, of Vancouver 29th MTB Flotilla Based on Portsmouth MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
AB Leonard Amot 29th MTB Flotilla Based on Portsmouth MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy Sinks on a mine 8/7/44
AB Clifford Brown 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy Sinks on a mine 8/7/44
AB Albert Larrick 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 463
AB Stewart McAlpine RCNVR, of Toronto 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
Ord Theodore Gross RCNVR of Waterloo, Ontario 29th MTB Flotilla Based at Lowestoft, Dover, Ramsgate and Portsmouth MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
Sto Lome Mears RCNVR, of Ottawa 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy Sinks on a mine 8/7/44
Tel Walter Brown 29th MTB Flotilla MTB 463 Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy Sinks on a mine 8/7/44
Wartime Activities
29th MTB Flotilla
4/44 Working up at HMS Bee, Holyhead
5/44 Based at HMS Fervent, Ramsgate
27/5/44 29th MTB Flotilla transfers to HMS Hornet, Gosport
Based at Lowestoft, Dover, Ramsgate and Portsmouth,
29th MTB Flotilla
MTB 459, MTB 460, MTB 461, MTB 462, MTB 463, MTB 464, MTB 465 and MTB 466
Operation Neptune - Invasion of Normandy
(Based on Portsmouth and then the Eastern Task Force)
8-9/6/44 MTB 461 (SO), MTB 462 and MTB 463 are on patrol near Cap d’ Antifer where they attack two Mowe Class Torpedo Boats. Some damage is inflicted but MTB 461, MTB 462 and MTB 463 suffer casualties and are forced to withdraw under smoke. MTB 464, astern of the others and making covering smoke is hit by gunfire. One man is killed and another wounded.
11-12/6/44 The Second S Boat Flottilla is in Action with a directing frigate and MTB 461, MTB 463 and MTB 464 of the Canadian 29th MTB Flottilla off Le Havre. S 179 and S 181 are damaged by the detonation of acoustic mines..
12/6/44 MTB 461, MTB 463 and MTB 464 are in position to fire torpedoes at two Elbing Class torpedo boats but are called off to clear the way for destroyers to attack. Shellfire goes over the MTBs as they retire.
8/7/44 29th MTB Flotilla is operating close inshore east of the beachhead in an attempt to locate launching sites for human torpedoes. The water is shallow and not swept for mines. MTB 463 detonates 26 small mines without damage. Shortly after 0500, MTB 463 is badly damaged by a further mine explosion and begins to settle. MTB 466 comes alongside MTB 463 within three minutes having gone through a 200ft waterspout caused by the explosion which caused her engines to stop although they were soon restarted. One man is recovered from the water and the wounded are taken to a Polish destroyer anchored nearby. MTB 463 can not be salvaged and sinks. German account credits a One Man Torpedo with sinking MTB 463.