Of this kind of vessels were during the Second World War 7 units including the Grey Goose completed. Steam gun boats were to compete with German E-boats and an answer to the lacking of diesel engines. Part of the 1st SGB flotilla stationed at Portmouth later at HMS Aggressive, Newhaven, Sussex. Laid down at the shipyard of J. Samuel White, Cowes, England on 23 January 1941, launched on 14 February 1942, commissioned on 4 July was she around 1957 sold and rebuilt as a houseboat apparently still existing nowadays. With a displacement of 175 (standard)-255 (deep loaded) were her dimensions 44,3 (over all) x 7,1 x 1,68 metres or 145’8” x 20’x 5.6’. The 2 Metropolitan Vickers geared steam turbines and one boiler delivered via 2 shafts 8.000 shp/5.965kW allowing a maximum speed of 35 knots. At maximum speed she had a range of 200 nautical miles and with a reduced speed of 12 knots a range of 900 nautical miles. The armament at the end consisted of 1-3”/7,62cm guns, 2x1-6pd guns, 2x2-2cm guns and 2-21” torpedo tubes. Her crew numbered 27-34 men.
