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  2. Motor torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century. The motor in the designation originally referred to their use of petrol engines, typically marinised aircraft engines or their derivatives, which distinguished them from other naval craft of the era, including other torpedo boats, that used steam turbines or ...

  3. PT boat - Wikipedia

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    PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II.It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants ...

  4. Vosper 73 ft motor torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    The Vosper 73 foot Motor Torpedo Boat was a mid-twentieth century British motor torpedo boat (MTB) designed by Vosper that served in the Royal Navy Coastal Forces during the Second World War. At 73 ft (22 m) long they were considered small boats compared to longer designs such as the Fairmile D .

  5. Torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    Torpedo boats attacking the Chilean central battery ship Almirante Cochrane during the 1891 Chilean Civil War Decommissioned P 4-class torpedo boat of the Bangladesh Navy. Preserved at the Bangabandhu Military Museum. A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.

  6. Fairmile D motor torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was a type of British motor torpedo boat (MTB) and motor gunboat (MGB), [1] conceived by entrepreneur Noel Macklin of Fairmile Marine and designed by naval architect Bill Holt for the Royal Navy.

  7. List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    The first torpedo-boat to serve with the United States Navy was the experimental Stiletto of 31 tons, built in 1885-86 as a yacht by the Herreschoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island. Designated WTB-1 (for "Wooden Torpedo Boat"), she was purchased under the Act of 3 March 1887 for use as a torpedo boat for experimental purposes and ...

  8. G-5-class motor torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    The G-5 was a Soviet motor torpedo boat design built before and during World War II.Approximately 300 were built, of which 73 were lost during the war. Four were exported to the Spanish Republican Navy during the Spanish Civil War and others were transferred to North Korea after the war.

  9. P 4-class torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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    The P 4 torpedo boats were developed from the pre-war prototype Komsomolets torpedo boat (Project 123) in 1942 due to the unsatisfactory performance of the G-5 type motor torpedo boat. The original Project 123 was a single-step, hydroplaning design built from duralumin like the G-5.

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