Motor Launch at Galmpton Creek, Dartmouth
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:41 pm
Hi my name is Steve i have recently become interested in the MTB forces of the uk during ww2 ! The reason for my interest comes from a recent holiday in Devon, we were staying at Galmpton creek on the river Dart near Dartmouth the cottage we stayed in was an old boathouse right on the side of the creek ! Moored in the creek was a boat , it was a fair size of a boat and was quite long made of wood and still had the small bridge section this boat facinated me and i had to ask someone what it had been used for ! Luckily i met someone who was working in a boatyard on the creek and he told me the boat was an old MTB and it has been moored there for years rotting away ! How sad for a vessel with so much history to be left to rot ! This boat was one of many that helped defend our coastline during the war and who knows what the boat was involved in what action did it see?? It is sad that the crews of these boats have never really had the same respect as the spitfire pilots ect ! I would imagine that the crews of these boats had seen lots of action during the war most of it in very dangerous conditions ! Unfortunately there were no identification numbers on the boat that i could see but i believe from the size and the shape of the hull and the bridge that it is of the Fairmile class of MTBS looks like a class b ( but i am not an expert ) Lastly i would like to add that having read about these boats and thier crews since finding the boat i have the utmost respect for those who served onboard these vessels ! S Green PS If anyone knows anything about this particular boat could they please let me know thank you