Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor Torpedo Boat |
Class | Vosper 72 feet-type |
Pennant | MTB 347 |
Built by | Vosper (Portchester, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 17 Apr 1942 |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | 18 Mar 1943 |
Lost | 1 Oct 1944 |
History | Sunk by gunfire from German surface vessels off IJmuiden, Netherlands on 1 October 1944 |
Commands listed for HMS MTB 347 (MTB 347)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | D G Felce, RNVR | 6 Feb 1943 |
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Notable events involving MTB 347 include:
Was sunk by a direct hit from gunboat K4 Barbara (ex Belgian sloop Artevelde) whilst attacking German convoy.(Battle report Kriegsmarine, date 11-10-1944) (1)
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