Admiralty fleet order 1443/36 laid down the purpose for which these boats were intended

  1. As the principal power boat in ‘Penelope’ and ‘Aurora’
  2. As barges where a larger boat cannot be carried
  3. To supplement the 45ft motor picket boats in certain capital ships


The 30ft Fast Motor Boat of HMS Diadem.

The 30ft Fast Motor Boat of HMS Diadem; HMS Duke of York in the background.