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Sunday, 14 January 2018

Greek cabinet ordered by British shipyard Vosper Limited 2 motor torpedo boats according to the Dutch magazine Schip en Werf dated 17 March 1939

An item reported that the Greek cabinet ordered by Vosper Limited, Portsmouth, England the building of 2 torpedo motorboats with a length of 70 feet of the latest type. The armament was to consist of 21” torpedo tubes and a quick firing gun. The machinery consisted of 4x1.050hp engines allowing a speed of more as 40 knots still excellent seaworthy. With two engines standby were lower speeds possible. Five boats were built for the British Royal Navy and the Swedish ordered the building of similar boats.