Allied Warships

Motor Fishing Vessels

MFV 1501 class

81 ships

Technical information

TypeMotor Fishing Vessel
Displacement200 BRT 
Length97.25 feet (oa) 
Complement11 men 
Armament1 20mm AA machine gun 
Max speed9 knots
EnginesDiesel engine, 1 shaft 
Power240 BHP 
Notes on classMotor Fishing Vessels were to be used as small tenders. 


All ships of the MFV 1501 class


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HMS MFV 1501 (MFV 1501)
HMS MFV 1502 (MFV 1502)
HMS MFV 1503 (MFV 1503) Lost on 22 Dec 1946
HMS MFV 1504 (MFV 1504)
HMS MFV 1505 (MFV 1505)
HMS MFV 1506 (MFV 1506)
HMS MFV 1507 (MFV 1507)
HMS MFV 1508 (MFV 1508)
HMS MFV 1509 (MFV 1509)
HMS MFV 1510 (MFV 1510)
HMS MFV 1511 (MFV 1511)
HMS MFV 1512 (MFV 1512) Lost on 28 Jan 1946
HMS MFV 1513 (MFV 1513)
HMS MFV 1514 (MFV 1514)
HMS MFV 1515 (MFV 1515)
HMS MFV 1516 (MFV 1516)
HMS MFV 1517 (MFV 1517)
HMS MFV 1518 (MFV 1518)
HMS MFV 1519 (MFV 1519)
HMS MFV 1520 (MFV 1520)
HMS MFV 1521 (MFV 1521)
HMS MFV 1522 (MFV 1522)
HMS MFV 1523 (MFV 1523)
HMS MFV 1524 (MFV 1524)
HMS MFV 1525 (MFV 1525)
HMS MFV 1526 (MFV 1526)
HMS MFV 1527 (MFV 1527)
HMS MFV 1528 (MFV 1528)
HMS MFV 1529 (MFV 1529)
HMS MFV 1530 (MFV 1530)
HMS MFV 1531 (MFV 1531)
HMS MFV 1532 (MFV 1532)
HMS MFV 1533 (MFV 1533)
HMS MFV 1534 (MFV 1534)
HMS MFV 1535 (MFV 1535)
HMS MFV 1536 (MFV 1536)
HMS MFV 1537 (MFV 1537)
HMS MFV 1538 (MFV 1538)
HMS MFV 1539 (MFV 1539)
HMS MFV 1540 (MFV 1540)
HMS MFV 1541 (MFV 1541)
HMS MFV 1542 (MFV 1542)
HMS MFV 1543 (MFV 1543)
HMS MFV 1544 (MFV 1544)
HMS MFV 1545 (MFV 1545)
HMS MFV 1546 (MFV 1546)
HMS MFV 1547 (MFV 1547)
HMS MFV 1548 (MFV 1548)
HMS MFV 1549 (MFV 1549)
HMS MFV 1550 (MFV 1550)
HMS MFV 1551 (MFV 1551)
HMS MFV 1552 (MFV 1552)
HMS MFV 1553 (MFV 1553)
HMS MFV 1554 (MFV 1554)
HMS MFV 1555 (MFV 1555)
HMS MFV 1556 (MFV 1556)
HMS MFV 1557 (MFV 1557)
HMS MFV 1558 (MFV 1558)
HMS MFV 1559 (MFV 1559)
HMS MFV 1560 (MFV 1560)
HMS MFV 1561 (MFV 1561)
HMS MFV 1562 (MFV 1562)
HMS MFV 1563 (MFV 1563)
HMS MFV 1564 (MFV 1564)
HMS MFV 1565 (MFV 1565)
HMS MFV 1566 (MFV 1566)
HMS MFV 1567 (MFV 1567)
HMS MFV 1568 (MFV 1568)
HMS MFV 1569 (MFV 1569)
HMS MFV 1570 (MFV 1570)
HMS MFV 1571 (MFV 1571)
HMS MFV 1572 (MFV 1572)
HMS MFV 1573 (MFV 1573)
HMS MFV 1574 (MFV 1574)
HMS MFV 1575 (MFV 1575)
HMS MFV 1576 (MFV 1576)
HMS MFV 1577 (MFV 1577)
HMS MFV 1578 (MFV 1578)
HMS MFV 1579 (MFV 1579)
HMS MFV 1580 (MFV 1580)
HMS MFV 1581 (MFV 1581)
HMS MFV 1582 (MFV 1582)
HMS MFV 1583 (MFV 1583)
HMS MFV 1584 (MFV 1584)
HMS MFV 1585 (MFV 1585)
HMS MFV 1586 (MFV 1586)
HMS MFV 1587 (MFV 1587)
HMS MFV 1588 (MFV 1588)
HMS MFV 1589 (MFV 1589)
HMS MFV 1590 (MFV 1590)
HMS MFV 1591 (MFV 1591)
HMS MFV 1592 (MFV 1592)
HMS MFV 1593 (MFV 1593)
HMS MFV 1594 (MFV 1594)
HMS MFV 1595 (MFV 1595)
HMS MFV 1596 (MFV 1596)
HMS MFV 1597 (MFV 1597)
HMS MFV 1598 (MFV 1598)
HMS MFV 1599 (MFV 1599)
HMS MFV 1600 (MFV 1600)
HMS MFV 1601 (MFV 1601)
HMS MFV 1602 (MFV 1602)
HMS MFV 1603 (MFV 1603)
HMS MFV 1604 (MFV 1604)
HMS MFV 1605 (MFV 1605)
HMS MFV 1606 (MFV 1606)
HMS MFV 1607 (MFV 1607)


81 Motor Fishing Vessels of the MFV 1501 class. 2 of them were lost.

Strikeout means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.

See all Motor Fishing Vessel classes.


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