Allied Warships

HMS MTB 242 (MTB 242)

Motor Torpedo Boat of the Vosper 72 feet-type class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor Torpedo Boat
ClassVosper 72 feet-type 
PennantMTB 242 
Built byVosper (Portsmouth, England, U.K.) 
Ordered2 Dec 1940 
Laid down 
Launched 
Commissioned23 Oct 1942 
LostJul 1945 
History

Foundered in tow off Malta in July 1945

 

Commands listed for HMS MTB 242 (MTB 242)

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1C R Holloway, RNVR19 Oct 1942late 1944

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