Allied Warships

Motor Gun Boats

BPB 72 feet-type class

34 ships

Technical information

TypeMotor Gun Boat
Displacement37 BRT 
Length72 feet 
Complement12 men 
Armament

1 2pdr
2 20mm AA (1x2)
4 .303" AA machine guns (2x2)

 
Max speed40 knots
EnginesPetrol engines, 3 shafts 
Power4050 BHP 
Notes on class 


All ships of the BPB 72 feet-type class


Royal Navy Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS MGB 74 (MGB 74)
HMS MGB 74 (MGB 74)
HMS MGB 75 (MGB 75)
HMS MGB 76 (MGB 76) Lost on 6 Oct 1942
HMS MGB 77 (MGB 77)
HMS MGB 78 (MGB 78) Lost on 3 Oct 1942
HMS MGB 79 (MGB 79) Lost on 28 Feb 1943
HMS MGB 80 (MGB 80)
HMS MGB 81 (MGB 81)
HMS MGB 82 (i) (MGB 82)
HMS MGB 83 (i) (MGB 83)
HMS MGB 84 (i) (MGB 84)
HMS MGB 85 (i) (MGB 85)
HMS MGB 86 (i) (MGB 86)
HMS MGB 87 (i) (MGB 87)
HMS MGB 88 (i) (MGB 88)
HMS MGB 89 (i) (MGB 89)
HMS MGB 90 (i) (MGB 90)
HMS MGB 91 (i) (MGB 91)
HMS MGB 92 (i) (MGB 92)
HMS MGB 93 (i) (MGB 93)
HMS MGB 94 (MGB 94)
HMS MGB 95 (MGB 95)
HMS MGB 96 (MGB 96)
HMS MGB 97 (MGB 97)
HMS MGB 107 (MGB 107)
HMS MGB 108 (MGB 108)
HMS MGB 109 (MGB 109) Lost on 7 Feb 1943
HMS MGB 110 (MGB 110) Lost on 29 May 1943
HMS MGB 111 (MGB 111)
HMS MGB 112 (MGB 112)
HMS MGB 113 (MGB 113)
HMS MGB 114 (MGB 114)
HMS MGB 115 (MGB 115) Lost on 9 Jul 1944
HMS MGB 116 (MGB 116)
HMS MGB 117 (MGB 117)
HMS MGB 118 (MGB 118)
HMS MGB 119 (MGB 119)
HMS MGB 120 (MGB 120)
HMS MGB 121 (MGB 121)
HMS MGB 122 (MGB 122)
HMS MGB 123 (MGB 123)
HMS MGB 124 (MGB 124)
HMS MGB 125 (MGB 125)
HMS MGB 126 (MGB 126)
HMS MGB 127 (MGB 127)
HMS MGB 128 (MGB 128)
HMS MGB 129 (MGB 129)
HMS MGB 130 (MGB 130)


Royal Dutch Navy Royal Dutch Navy (more on Royal Dutch Navy)

HNMS MGB 114 (MGB 114)


34 Motor Gun Boats of the BPB 72 feet-type class. 6 of them were lost.

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

See all Motor Gun Boat classes.


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