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fraser38
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Posted: 20 November 2012 at 7:08pm |
Hello, I'm fraser38 and this is my first post anywhere ever. I travel to watchet periodically and was pleased to see recent arivals there which prompted me to join up here. My first question is does anyone know anything about a 70 foot ish mtb moored in the Exeter ship canal? Its been there for years and looks in good order. My next question: in Galmpton harbour there's what looks like a Fairmile D well past its best any info would be good hello and help p,s, computers and spelling baffle me, this post has been spellchecked by my other half
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Christian
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Hi Fraser
The one in the canal close to the water treatment works is a Finnish Nuoli MTB; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuoli_class_fast_gunboat The one in Galmpton is a Fairmile B called Western Lady; http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/WesternLadyFerryService.html Edited by Pioneer - 21 November 2012 at 8:26am |
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fraser38
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cool thanks for the respons will be googling them later i would be intrested in volentering my time towords the restoraition of any of any of them dont rely no how to go about that
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Pioneer
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Hello Fraser38 - welcome aboard.
The Finnish boat has been mentioned before on this site - click HERE - there are several more images of the craft in this multi page Post.
Edited by Pioneer - 21 November 2012 at 8:44am |
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arfabuck
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Gooday all,
A month or three googling various web sites of coastal craft, MTB's, MGB's etc has brought me to the conclusion that anybody interested in these craft has their work cut out to discover all there is - available on the internet. The obvious ones come up immediately, - like this site, but the more rare/private/hulks take a lot, lot longer. My question is: is there a central reference covering all craft? Has anybody collated data and put it in one spot for public scrutiny? Mmmmmmmm, methinks there is a project in the offing seeing as I am too remote to get my hands dirty rebuilding/restoring anything. Pioneer? Arthur NZ |
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johnk
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Hi Arthur,
Indeed, you seem to me? to be the "a n other" who should look to do this!!!, the was a publication some years ago just on the vessels at Shoreham harbour which was very good, but just covered Shoreham of course, something that was more comprehensive, a chap was asking about sources for the histories of such craft, but as you say, nothing as to what is about NOW....many thanks, Johnk
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Pioneer
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Hello Arthur
A central reference point (database) for all small craft - now that would be a wonderful project for someone but I fear that it would be nigh impossible (but please do prove me wrong ). The Coastal Forces Veterans website http://www.cfv.org.uk currently has two databases. One, of all known RN (and Commonwealth) coastal forces craft and the other, of known CF (including support staff) fatal casualties, both having taken several years to reach a stage of basic accuracy. A third database (Awards) is still under construction. To widen the first database to have included RAF and Army vessels would have made the research an extremely daunting task and to widen it further to include all Allied (plus the enemies?) craft - many of which are still around - you may be able to see that the research effort required for even basic accuracy would be gargantuan. But do not let me put you off!!
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Christian
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Arthur
Carroma ex W1 is located very close to where you are. Possibly still in Bayswater Marina. Surely one of the best surviving examples of a WWII high speed rescue launch? Should be some Seaplane Tenders dotted around too, not to mention HDMLs and possibly a Miami.
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johnk
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Hi there,
Indeed, as Pioneer says! but still.....now a ex WW1 vessel? we have a couple of CMTB's, one at Chatham historic dockyard and Duxford I think, there was one at Shoreham but believe now long broken up...,many thanks, John
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We were down at Shoreham on Monday, definitely no CMB left there anymore |
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