Author: efoeth

35 ft Fast Motor Boat Type I

Note: type I designation is my own

A scratchy but otherwise fine image of a 35ft Fast Motor Boat of HMS Southampton.

http://www.bmpt.org.uk/other_boats_history/target/index.htm

HIS MAJESTY THE KING VISITS THE FLEET IN NORTHERN WATERS. AUGUST 1941, ON BOARD SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET.
HIS MAJESTY THE KING VISITS THE FLEET IN NORTHERN WATERS. AUGUST 1941, ON BOARD SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET. © IWM (A 4716)

COLONEL KNOX'S VISIT, SEPTEMBER 1943, SCAPA FLOW. COLONEL FRANK KNOX, SECRETARY OF THE US NAVY, AND ADMIRAL H R STARK, COMMANDER OF US NAVAL FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE, VISITED US SHIPS SERVING WITH THE HOME FLEET.
COLONEL KNOX’S VISIT, SEPTEMBER 1943, SCAPA FLOW. COLONEL FRANK KNOX, SECRETARY OF THE US NAVY, AND ADMIRAL H R STARK, COMMANDER OF US NAVAL FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE, VISITED US SHIPS SERVING WITH THE HOME FLEET. © IWM (A 19429)

ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS VICTORIOUS. 19 TO 25 APRIL 1942. SOME OF THE PERSONALITIES ON BOARD HMS VICTORIOUS.
ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS VICTORIOUS.
19 TO 25 APRIL 1942. SOME OF THE PERSONALITIES ON BOARD HMS VICTORIOUS. © IWM (A 8404)

35 ft Fast Motor Boat – Seaplane Tender

ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE MOTOR CUTTER WHICH HAD BROKEN FREE DURING A GALE. 5 JANUARY 1942, AT SCAPA.
ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE MOTOR CUTTER WHICH HAD BROKEN FREE DURING A GALE. 5 JANUARY 1942, AT SCAPA. © IWM (A 6951)

35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL.
35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL. © IWM (A 25324)

35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL.
35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL. © IWM (A 25325)

35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL.
35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL. © IWM (A 25326)

35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL.
35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL. © IWM (A 25327)

35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL.
35 FOOT AIRCRAFT TENDER. 24 AUGUST 1944, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, DURING TRIALS OF THE VESSEL. © IWM (A 25328)

45 ft Diesel Picket

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A 45ft Diesel Picket aboard HMS King George V (Alan C. Green collection)



Three images of HMS Vanguard’s Diesel picket.

Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-K-16000/80-G-K-16177.html


A ROYAL MARINE BOAT AT THE BOOM (HMS Duke of York). © IWM (A 20533)

45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA.
45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA. © IWM (A 7064)

45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA.
45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA. © IWM (A 7065)

45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA.
45 FOOT DIESEL PICKET BOAT, AT SEA. © IWM (A 7066)

45 ft Fast Motor Boat & Barge

ON BOARD HMS KING GEORGE V. 1941, SCENES ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP.
ON BOARD HMS KING GEORGE V. 1941, SCENES ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP. © IWM (A 3438)

CHIEF OF COASTAL COMMAND VISITS THE FLAGSHIP OF THE HOME FLEET. 9 APRIL 1943, SCAPA FLOW, AIR MARSHAL J C SLESSOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF COASTAL COMMAND, VISITED HMS KING GEORGE V, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE HOME FLEET.
CHIEF OF COASTAL COMMAND VISITS THE FLAGSHIP OF THE HOME FLEET. 9 APRIL 1943, SCAPA FLOW, AIR MARSHAL J C SLESSOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF COASTAL COMMAND, VISITED HMS KING GEORGE V, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE HOME FLEET. © IWM (A 15917)

COMBINED BRITISH AND AMERICAN NAVAL FORCE PROTECT NORTHERN CONVOYS. JUNE 1943, ON BOARD HMS DUKE OF YORK.
COMBINED BRITISH AND AMERICAN NAVAL FORCE PROTECT NORTHERN CONVOYS. JUNE 1943, ON BOARD HMS DUKE OF YORK. © IWM (A 17574)

THE KING WITH THE HOME FLEET. 16 AUGUST 1943, SCAPA FLOW. THE KING VISITED MEN AND SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET, HE WENT ABOARD THE FLOTILLA LEADER HMS ONSLOW WHICH TOOK HIM TO THE FLAGSHIP HMS DUKE OF YORK, WHERE HE WAS MET BY ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, KBE, CB, C-IN-C HOME FLEET.
THE KING WITH THE HOME FLEET. 16 AUGUST 1943, SCAPA FLOW. THE KING VISITED MEN AND SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET, HE WENT ABOARD THE FLOTILLA LEADER HMS ONSLOW WHICH TOOK HIM TO THE FLAGSHIP HMS DUKE OF YORK, WHERE HE WAS MET BY ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, KBE, CB, C-IN-C HOME FLEET. © IWM (A 18619)

THE KING WITH THE HOME FLEET. 16 AUGUST 1943, SCAPA FLOW. THE KING VISITED MEN AND SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET, HE WENT ABOARD THE FLOTILLA LEADER HMS ONSLOW WHICH TOOK HIM TO THE FLAGSHIP HMS DUKE OF YORK, WHERE HE WAS MET BY ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, KBE, CB, C-IN-C HOME FLEET.
THE KING WITH THE HOME FLEET. 16 AUGUST 1943, SCAPA FLOW. THE KING VISITED MEN AND SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET, HE WENT ABOARD THE FLOTILLA LEADER HMS ONSLOW WHICH TOOK HIM TO THE FLAGSHIP HMS DUKE OF YORK, WHERE HE WAS MET BY ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, KBE, CB, C-IN-C HOME FLEET. © IWM (A 18620)

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