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MTB 459
"G" Type Motor Torpedo Boat
MTB 459 was a "G" Type MTB, Displacement: 44 tons, Length: 71.75 ft, Beam: 20.6 ft, Draught: 5.6 ft, Speed: 39 kts, Complement: 3 officers, 14 men, Armament: 1-6pdr, 2-20mm(1xII) 4-18in TT. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN but instead was listed as a tender to HMCS STADACONA (tenders were not commissioned vessels). In Jan 1944, MTB 459 was listed as part of the 29th MTB Flotilla. MTB 459 took part in the D-Day landings on 06 Jun 1944. She was destroyed by fire at Ostend, Belgium, on 14 Feb 1945.
Photos and Documents Crew photos
Commanding Officers
Lt Charles Anthony Law, DSC, RCNVR - 26 Jan 1944 - 11 Sep 1944
Lt John Haddon Shand, RCNVR - 12 Sep 1944 - 14 Feb 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Blaiklock, Tim, Gunner
Germaniuk,
Peter (Gery)
Shand, John Haddon, Lt, RCNVR, 1st Lt - 26 Jan 1944
Photos and Documents
MTB 459 - 1944 From the collection of Murray Varrin Courtesy of Larry Varrin
MTB 459 DND / RCN Photo
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
