Allied Warships

HMS MTB 87 (MTB 87)

Motor Torpedo Boat of the Vosper 72 feet-type class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor Torpedo Boat
ClassVosper 72 feet-type 
PennantMTB 87 
Built byHarland & Wolff (Belfast, Northern Ireland)  
Ordered20 May 1940 
Laid down 
Launched 
Commissioned12 Jun 1942 
Lost31 Oct 1942 
History

Mined and sunk in the North Sea on 31 October 1942

 

Commands listed for HMS MTB 87 (MTB 87)

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1D J Long, RN14 Apr 194231 Oct 1942

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