Craft

Major types of craft including Motor Launch (ML), Coastal Motor Boat (CMB), Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB), Motor Anti-submarine Boat (MASB), Motor Gunboat (MGB), Steam Gunboat (SGB), Fast Patrol Boat (FPB) and Fast Training Boat (FTB).

ID = Identity/ Pennant No. of Craft

World War I

1915

• ML 75 ft and 80 ft. ELCO. Prefabricated in USA, assembled in Canada, shipped to UK and elsewhere. 580 built

1916

• CMB 40 ft, 55 ft and 70 ft. Thornycroft design. 116 built 1916-1922

1935

• MTB 60 ft. British Power Boat (BPB). 19 built. IDs 1-12, 14-19, 100

1938

• MASB 60 ft. BPB. 5 built. IDs 1-5
• MTB 68 ft. Vosper Private Venture (PV). Later MTB 102
• MTB 70 ft. BPB PV. Later to Canadian Power Boat. Became MTB 332
• MTB 70 ft and 60ft. Vosper. 10 built. IDs 20-23, 29, 30, 69-72
• MTB 72 ft. Thornycroft. 3 built. IDs 24, 25, 28

World War II

Short (under 100 foot) Boats – MTBs, MASBs and MGBs

1939

• MASB 70 ft and 63 ft. BPB. Later MGBs. 41 built. IDs 6-21, 46, 50-67, 40-45
• MASB 63 ft. BPB. Remained MASBs. 18 built. IDs 22-39
• MTB 71 ft. Vosper. 24 built. IDs 31-40, 57-66, 218-221
• MTB 72 ft. J S White. 8 built. IDs 41-48
• MTB 74 ft Thornycroft. 8 built. IDs 49-56

1940

• MGB 69 ft. BPB. 5 Later MTBs (412-416). 8 built. IDs 74-81
• MGB 69 ft. Higgins. Purchased USA. 12 built. IDs 69-73, 100-106
• MTB 71 ft. Vosper. 26 built. IDs 73-98
• MTB 71 ft. J S White. 12 built. IDs 201-212

1941-2

• MGB 71 ft. BPB. 30 later MTBS (417, 418, 430-457). 32 built. IDs107-138
• MTB 71 ft. Vosper. 40 built. IDs 222-245, 347-362
• MTB 71 ft. Vosper. Lease-Lend USA. 48 built. IDs 275-306, 363-378
• MTB 71 ft. White. 12 built. IDs 246-257

1943

• MTB 71 ft. BPB. 40 built. IDs 458-497
• MTB 73 ft. Vosper. 16 built. IDs 380-395
• MTB 71 ft. Vosper. Lease-Lend USA. 16 built. IDs 396-411
• MTB 71 ft. White. 6 built. IDs 424-429
• MTB 78 ft. Higgins. Lease-Lend USA. 5 built. IDs 419-423

1944

• MTB 71 ft. BPB. 16 built. IDs 498-509, 519-522
• MTB 73 ft. Vosper. 16 built. IDs 523-538

Motor Launches and Long (over 100 foot) Boats – MGBs and MTBs

1939-43

• ML 72 ft. HDML 494. IDs 1001-1494
• ML 110 ft. Fairmile A. 12 built. IDs 100-111
• ML 112 ft. Fairmile B. 604 built. IDs 112 > 4004
• MGB 110 ft. Fairmile C. 24 built. IDs 312-335
• MGB/MTB 115 ft. Fairmile D. 229 built. IDs 601-800, 5001-5029
• GB/MTB 117 ft. Camper & Nicholsons. 17 built. ID 501-509, 511-518
• SGB 146 ft. GREY class. 7 built. ID 3-9

Post War

1947

• FPB 123ft. BOLD, PIONEER & PATHFINDER. Served 1953-1962

1950

• FPB 75ft. GAY class. 12 built. Served 1953-1956
• FPB 71ft. DARK class. 18 built. Served 1955-1960

1954

• FPB 99ft. BRAVE, BORDERER & SWORDSMAN. Served 1960-1970

1968

• FPB 102ft. SCIMITAR, CUTLASS & SABRE. Served 1970-1981

1985

• P2000 ‘Archer’ Class Fast Inshore Patrol Boats. Served 1985 to present day.

2003

• Batch 1 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels. Served 2003 to present day.