page_title: Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy
section_title: Fairmile D MTB
hierarchical_section_title: Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy / Overseas service / 65th MTB Flotilla (1944–1945) / Fairmile D MTB
caption_attribution_description: English: MTB 743 Fairmile D Motor Torpedo Boat
context_page_description: The Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy was a specialized naval force of well-armed, small and fast motor launch and motor torpedo boat flotillas, primarily manned by members of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Tasked with escort, coastal defence, anti-submarine, minesweeping and search and rescue duties, the Coastal Forces of the RCN contributed to securing Allied sea lines of communication off the coasts of Canada and Britain during the Second World War.
context_section_description: The Fairmile D was a British MTB designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy. Nicknamed "Dog Boats", they were designed to combat the known advantages of the German E-boats over previous British coastal craft designs. Larger than earlier MTB or motor gun boat (MGB) designs, the Fairmile D was driven by four Packard 12-cylinder 1250 horsepower supercharged patrol engines and could achieve 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) at full load. The boat carried 5200 gallons of 100 octane gas for a range at maximum continuous speed of 506 nautical miles.
caption: MTB 743
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