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Registration number
3028
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- MTB437
Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Gunboat
Location
Hayling Island
Vessel type
Motor Gunboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
British Power Boat Co Ltd. Hythe
Built in
1942
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Petrol
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.75 feet
(21.87m)
Breadth: Beam
20.50 feet
(6.25m)
Depth
5.75 feet
(1.75m)
History
MGB118 FONTENAY was built as a gunboat for the Royal Navy and is now serving as a Houseboat. She was built in 1942 by the British Power Boat Co. and is a vessel of mahogany construction with twin Packard engines.
The vessel is written about in the book Courage in Adversity written by her then Commanding Officer.
Key dates
-
1942
Built by the British Power Boat Co.
-
1942/ ?
Served with the Royal Navy
-
2015/2016
Changes to upper structure
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