Author: efoeth

http://www.bmpt.org.uk/pnbpt_historic_boats/The-Green-Parrot/index.htm

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. © IWM (A 7064)

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

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

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. © IWM (A 15917)

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. © 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. © IWM (A 18620)

“The boats are of the hard chine planing form. The purposes for which they were built (as defined in A..F.O 1443/36 is:

1. To all ships carrying aircraft
2. To all flottilla leaders in full commission, and to “E” class and later destroyers
3. in ‘Aberdeen’ class and later patrol sloops and in convoy sloops”

THE DESTROYER DEPOT SHIP HMS TYNE. SEPTEMBER 1941, ON BOARD THE DESTROYER DEPOT SHIP OF THE HOME FLEET HMS TYNE, HEADQUARTERS FOR THE DESTROYER MEN IN THE HOME FLEET. FROM HMS TYNE THE DESTROYER MEN OF THE DESTROYER FLOTILLAS OF THE FLEET ARE FED, CLOTHED, PAID, MEDICALLY ATTENDED, TRAINED AND ENTERTAINED. THE DEPOT SHIP IS ALSO THE FLAG SHIP FOR THE ADMIRAL OF DESTROYERS, REAR ADMIRAL L H K HAMILTON, RAD, DSO. © IWM (A 5499)

01/05/2026

– Initiated 16ft Dinghy page, added i image

– Added 1 image of HMS Nelson’s 35ft Motor Pinnace

16/03/2025

– Added 45ft Fast Motor Boats type III, 4 images

– Added 35 ft Vospers Admiral’s barge, one image

15/03/2025

– Added 3 images of the 35 ft Fast Motor Boat, Admiral’s barge version

– Added 1 image of the 35 ft Fast Motor Boat, Vospers version

14/03/2025

– Added 2 images of the 40 ft Royal Barge (trials, engine compartment)

09/03/2025

– Added 2 images of the 35 ft Fast Motor Boat, HMS Devonshire)

– Added 5 images of the 32 ft Cutter, HMS Devonshire)

13/09/24


– Added 2 images of the 50 ft steam pinnace (HMS Royal Sovereign)

– Added 1 image of the 45 ft admiral’s barge (HMS Warspite)

15/06/24

– Added 1 image of a 45 ft Motor Launch (standard type)

22/03/24

– Added 1 image of HMS Renown’s 45 ft Motor Launch (light type)

12/02/24
– Added 2 images of HMS Dorsetshire’s 35ft Motor Pinnace

07/10/23
– Added 1 image of HMS Prince of Wales’ 25ft FMB (presumably)

01/10/23
– Added two scans of drawings of the 32 ft cutter (from McDermaid & Manual of Seamanship)

21/09/23
– Added 1 image of the 40 ft Royal Barge (rear view, trials)

04/09/23
– Added list of yards to main boat page as a reminder; to be appended
– Added 1 image of the 32 ft cutter (HMS Hood)
– Added 1 image of the 50 ft steam pinnace (HMS Hood)

03/09/23
– Added Vospers advert to main boat page with ID’s insofar as I can determine
– Added placeholder for 20 ft Fast Tender
– Added 4images of the 32 ft cutter

11/08/23
– Added 1 IWM link(Q 18011) to balsa raft
– Added 1 IWM link (A 7776) 45 ft Motor Launch (light type)
– Added 32ft cutter plus link to Albatross pdf

08/08/23
– Added scan from Newton clinker/carvel/diagonal defs

05/07/23

– Added 1 IWM link (A1519) of HMS Revenge’s 45ft standard type launch

03/04/23
– Added 1 image of 30ft gig

19/02/23
– Added 40 ft Royal Barge, 2 scans, 1 IWM link

17/12/22
– split 45ft motor launch into standard and light type pages

11/11/22
– Added image of 27ft whaler in Gibraltar, 1938
– Added 30ft gig, added one image

06/11/22
– Added image of a 35 ft Fast Motor Boat Type I from HMS Southampton
– Added image of a 35 ft Fast Motor Boat Type II from HMS Superb
– Added image of two 45 ft Fast Motor Boats Type II aboard HMS Repulse.

08/06/22
– Added image of King George V and Admiral Jellicoe in a  50 ft Steam Picket.

01/06/22
– Added thee images of HMS Vanguard’s 45 ft Diesel Picket

08/03/22
– Added (same) overpriced image of HMS Ramillies’ on both 50ft Steam Picket and 45 ft Motor launch pages

07/03/22
– 42 ft Motor Launch: blank page added. Adding comment to it and 45 ft regarding number of rubbers at the side (1 and 2 for the 42 and 456 ft respectively)

27/02/22
– 45ft Diesel Picket: adding ref. to history.naval.mil of Somerville’s barge (?)

30/11/21
– Carley floats; 2 image added (Sheffield/Victorious)

26/10/21
– 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 2, one image added

24/10/21
– Added Night Life Buoy, four images

22/10/21
– Added Balsa raft, two images

03/07/21
– Added 37.5 ft RAF Seaplane Tender, one image
– Added 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 2, one image

27/05/21-
– Added 30 ft Fast Motor Boat, two images
15/05/21
– Added IWM A 8404 to 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 1

18/01/21
– Added 45 ft Fast Motor Picket Boat (Thornycroft), GA from Lavery’s Churchill’s Navy.
– Added 45 ft Fast Motor Boat – Type II (British Power Boat). Moved images of wrongly ID’s images from 35 ft Fast Motor Boat Type I to this page.

14/01/21
– Added image of Rodney’s 27ft Whaler Picket
– Added images of Resolution’s & Nelson’s 50ft Steam Picket
– Added Rafts & Floats, Denton Raft & Carley Floats.

11/01/21
– Added remarks from info sheets to all posts
– Indicated drawing of the 45ft Motor Launch is of the light type only.

09/01/21
– Added 30 ft Motor Pinnace, GA, lines (no info sheet available)
– Added 32 ft Motor Cutter, GA
– Added 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 2, GA, lines, info sheet
– Added 36 ft Harbour Launch, GA, info sheet

07/01/21
– Added 35 ft Motor Pinnace, GA, lines, info sheet
– Added 36 ft Motor & Pulling Pinnace, GA, lines, info sheet

06/01/21
– Added 14 ft Sailing Dinghy (placeholder)
– Added 30 ft Gig (placeholder)
– Added 50 ft Steam pinnace (placeholder)

05/01/21
– added 25 ft Fast Motor Boat
– added 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 2 (placeholder)
– added 35 ft Fast Motor Boat type 3
– added 45 ft Motor Barge

04/01/21:
– Page initiated
– Added 16ft FMB: GA, lines, info sheet
– Added 25ft Motor Cutter: GA, lines, info sheet
– Added 35ft FMB Admiral’s Barge: Image, IWM links
– Added 35ft FMB – Seaplane tender: IWM links
– Added 45ft FMB & Barge: GA, lines
– Added 45ft Diesel Picket: IWM links