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HMC MTB-258



HMC MTB-258 call sign:
Charlie - George - Yoke - Baker

ex-HM MTB-258
ex-PT-9


PT-9 served the Navies of the United States, Great Britian and Canada.
70' Scott Paine Experimental Motor Torpedo Boat:

Laid down by the British Power Boat Co., Ltd., Hythe, Hampshire, England

  • Completed 17 June 1940
  • Acquired by the Navy and placed in service as PT-9 for evaluations
  • Transferred to the Royal Navy as HM MTB-258 in April 1941
  • Subsequently transferred to Canada as HMC MTB 258 where she served in the Halifax and Gaspe area as an air-sea rescue craft
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

    Displacement 55 t.
    Length 70'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 5'
    Speed 41 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament: Unknown
    Propulsion: Three 4,500shp Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.

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