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HM MTB-259
ex-PT-10


PT-10 served the Navies of the United States and Great Britian.
70' Motor Torpedo Boat:

  • Laid down 26 February 1940 as PT-10 by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ
  • Launched 20 August 1940
  • Completed 4 November 1940
  • Placed in service 7 November 1940
  • Transferred to the Royal Navy 11 April 1941 and placed in service as HM MTB-259 under the command of Lt. R. A. Allan, RNVR and assigned to the 10th MTB Squardon
  • Lost 14 June 1942 during towing operation between Alexandria, Egypt and Malta.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 40 t.
  • Length 70'
  • Beam 19' 11"
  • Draft 4' 6"
  • Speed 41 kts.
  • Complement 15
  • Armament: Two twin .50 cal. Browning M2 machine guns in Dewandre turrets and four 18" torpedoes (MTB-259 added two .303 cal. twin Mk1 Lewis machine guns, one 20mm mount and two depth charges in addition to
    replacing the 18" torpedoes with two 21" torpedoes)
  • Propulsion: Three 3,600shp Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.
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