Coastal Forces Veterans

Good Day All,

I'm building a 24th scale BPB Co MTB - MTB 466 of the 29th RCN MTB Flotilla, and am now starting to work on the torpedo tubes. The model is based on the Deans Marine kit, but is heavily modified (mostly scratch-built) to make it more accurate. As with most of the kit details, the torpedo tubes have been simplified, and the kit is too large not to incorporate as much detail as possible.

Would anyone here have details on the torpedo tube base - the open box girder structure below the actual tube? All the references and photos that I have do not provide details on this base below the tubes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Chris Preston
Victoria, BC
Canada

Hello Chris

This is the closest I can get you with some photos of MTB 491 which are contained within ADM 199/2445 Notes on Coastal Forces (HMS Excellent) at the National Archive in Kew

Regards
Admin

Many Thanks Admin,

I haven't seen these three photos, so they're very useful.

Thanks again.

Cheers,

Chris

'Evening Admin,

Those photos of the torpedo tube details are extremely helpful. Any chance you have photos of the bridge/cockpit details - controls, and dials/gages, etc?

Cheers,

Chris

Unfortunately not Chris. These are the only three photos of a British Power Boat within this particular set, which fortuitously happens to be one of the Canadian boats. The others in the file are for Fairmile Ds MTB 632 & MTB 650, then MTB 733 showing arrangement of depth charge racks after the removal of her torpedo tubes, Camper & Nicholson boat MTB 511, and then finally ex MTB 5014 being converted for a RAF Long Range Rescue Craft (LRRC), but the emphasis throughout is on the weaponry, and in particular the arrangements for storage lockers for shells, and rocket flares.

I have also looked through my other photos and haven't found any for the bridge of a British Power Boat. The Manitoba collection has a nice one of a Coxwain Edward Howard standing on the bridge of Canadian 'Dogboat' MTB 726, but otherwise that's it I'm afraid for photos of the type that I am currently aware of.

Admin

Many Thanks Admin,

And - apologies the the late reply. I'm aware of the photos you've mentioned in your last post, and have the one of the Cox'n for the Fairmile MTB, The three photos you sent of MTB 491 are excellent, and ones that I hadn't seen before, so they'll be most helpful, and again.......greatly appreciate.

Cheers,

Chris

Chris

One more, this time from ADM 116/5493 Ostend Board of Enquiry, featuring MTB 464, the boat held responsible for the discharge of fuel into the harbour at Ostend, which led to the fire and explosion there. You may have seen this one before but possibly not on this scale.

Admin,
I noticed in this thread a reference to a photo of MTB650. I am keen to see any photo of 650, is it possible for you to put one up here or is there some other way I could get hold of it?
Many thanks
Roger

Hello Roger

Yes that's no problem. I will post the images I have in the thread which already exists for MTB 650 and in addition will email you with some other resources.

Admin