MTB 202-class
These boats were the first to be commissioned in the RNN after the decision to form an own flotilla in the UK. MTB 203 and 204 were bought from the dockyard, while MTB 202 was transferred from the British 8th flotilla in 1943. All boats received birdnames ( although those weren't used much ) and the only warloss was MTB 203, which was mined off Boulogne, France on May 18 1944.
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| MTB 204 at sea |
| Construction details | |||
| Name | MTB 202 (Kemphaan) | MTB 203 (Arend) | MTB 204 (Valk) |
| Dockyard | Vosper, Portsmouth | Vosper, Portsmouth | Vosper, Portsmouth |
| Commissioned | August 13 1943 | March 3 1942 | March 27 1942 |
| Status | Patrolled in the Channel area. Laid up December 16 1944. Stricken February 1946, returned to the Royal Navy in 1946 | Patrolled in the Channel area. Mined off Boulogne, May 18 1944 | Patrolled in the Channel area. Laid up December 16 1944, stricken February 1946. Returned to the Royal Navy in 1946 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 38,5 tons |
| Dimensions | 21,3 x 5,9 x 1,6 m |
| Crew | 12 |
| Armament | 1 x 20 mm 1 double .50 MG 2 single .303 MG |
| Torpedoes | 2 single 21" tubes with Mk 8** torpedoes |
| Propulsion details | |
| Boilers | - |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Performance | 3000 - 3360 hp |
| Max speed | 33,25 - 39,75 knots |
| Photos | |
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MTB 202 entering port, date and place unknown (collection webmaster) |
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