| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Torpedo Boat |
| Class | Vosper 72 feet-type |
| Pennant | MTB 81 |
| Built by | Vosper (Portchester, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 20 May 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 14 Jan 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in August 1945 |
Commands listed for HMS MTB 81 (MTB 81)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Laurence Vezey Strong, RNVR | 4 Jan 1943 | 23 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | E H G Lassen, RNZNVR | 23 Apr 1944 | late 1944 |
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Notable events involving MTB 81 include:
12 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-561 was sunk in the Strait of Messina in position 38°16'N, 15°39'E by a torpedo from the British motor torpedo boat HMS MTB-81 (T/Lt. L.V. Strong, RNVR).