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Fairmile D motor torpedo boat 605 | 1/24 scale

MTB 605 sailing at Wardown Park, Luton. UK The builder of this model is unknown so i was unable to find out why US flags and crew were used, as MTB 605 was only operated by British coastal forces. MGB 605 built by William Osbourne, Littlehampton, Sussex. UK. Redsignated MTB 605 in September 1943. Completed June 1942. Sunk after a collision in February 1945 (coastal craft history Vol 3, The Fairmile D MGB/MTB/FPB. Profiles & Text: Mark Smith) History The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was a type of British motor torpedo boat (MTB) and motor gunboat (MGB) designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy. Nicknamed "Dog Boats", they were designed to combat the known advantages of the German E-boats over previous British coastal craft designs. They were bigger than earlier MTB or motor gunboat (MGB) designs (which were typically around 70 feet) but slower, at 30 knots compared to 40 knots. Unlike the Fairmile B designs, the Dog Boats were only produced in component form in Britain. Some were built for the RAF's Marine Branch for use in the long range air-sea rescue for downed airmen. 229 boats were built between 1942 and 1945. Many versions were produced or converted from existing boats; MGB, MTB, MA/SB, LRRC and post-war FPB. Since the Fairmile D could be fitted out with a mix of armament that gave it the capabilities of both a motor gunboat and a motor torpedo boat, the MGB designation was dropped Wikipedia.