Registration number
2716
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1970 Nonsuch
Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Torpedo Boat
Location
Hampton
Vessel type
Motor Torpedo Boat
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1942
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
72.00 feet
(21.95m)
Breadth: Beam
16.00 feet
(4.88m)
Depth
8.00 feet
(2.44m)
Tonnage: Gross
41.00
History
MTB 208 was built as a motor torpedo boat in 1942 by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight and is of timber double diagonal construction. She was commissioned in 1942 and after the war was sold out of service in 1945. She was used as a motor cruiser in Dorset up to the late 1960s. She was then towed to Teddington with her engines removed and, at the time of registration, she was undergoing limited restoration and repair.
Key dates
-
1942
Built by J Samuel White of Cowes Isle of Wight
-
1945
Sold out of service
-
1960s
Engines removed, converted to a houseboat
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