Registration number 2030
Status Archived
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Previous names

  • HMC MTB 486

Details

Function Fighting Vessel
Subfunction Torpedo Boat
Location Southampton
Vessel type Motor Torpedo Boat
Archive reason More information required
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder British Power Boat Co Ltd. Hythe
Built in 1944
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 2
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
20.60 feet (6.28m)
Depth
4.50 feet (1.37m)
Length: Overall
71.50 feet (21.81m)

History

Built in 1944 by the British Powerboat Company at Southampton, SUNGO is a Motor Torpedo Boat of triple diagonal timber construction. Her original engines were triple Packard Marine Petrol Engines of 1250 hp each. She served in the 29th (Canadian) MTB Flotilla from commissioning in August 1944 until February 1945, when she survived the accidental destruction of the flotilla in Ostend, Belguim. Subsequently she was transferred to a Royal Navy MTB Flotilla. She saw several actions against German light coastal forces and is the last surviving Canadian MTB. Her engines have now been removed and she is in private ownership as a houseboat in Southampton.

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