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MTB 746
"D" Type Motor Torpedo Boat
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). She was a "D" Type MTB, Displacement: 102 tons, Length: 115 ft, Beam: 25 ft, Draught: 5.25 ft, Speed: 29 kts, Complement: 4 officers, 28 men, Armament: 2-6 pdrs, 2-20mm(1xII), 2-18in TT. MTB-746 took part in the D-Day landings on 06 Jun 1944. MTB 746 was returned to the RN on 18 May 1945.
Crew photos Photos and Documents
Commanding Officers
Lt Samuel Owen Greening, RCNVR - 19 May 1944 - 20 Dec 1944
Lt G.D. Pattison, RCNVR - 21 Dec 1944 - 15 Jan 1945
Lt John William Collins, DSC, RCNVR - 16 Jan 1945 - 18 May 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Photos and Documents
(ES015) Dint on MTB 746 (ES016) Mac and Jucli on the quarterdeck of MTB 746 (ES017) O'Neil on the quarterdeck of MTB 746 (ES018) McKeage on MTB 746 (ES019) MTBs in Yarmouth, NS
(ES020) Atkins on MTB 746 (ES021) Kieran on MTB 746 (ES022) The boys of 746 (ES023) McKeage and Nunn on MTB 746 (ES024) RAF Crash Boat
(ES025) MTB Flotilla heading out at night // Photo taken from MTB 746 (ES026) Jim Norris (or Jim and Norris) on MTB 746 (ES027) MTBs at sea (ES028) MTB 746 towing another MTB (ES029) Atkins, ??, Christy
(ES030) Atkins and ?? on MTB 746 (ES031) L.S.T. at Ostend // Stern of MTB 746 visible on the left (ES032) L.S.T. at Ostend (ES033) HM MTB 795 in Ostend Harbour (ES034) MTBs heading out to sea // Photo taken from MTB 746
(ES035 - ES037) War damaged Ostend
(ES038 - ES041) War damaged Ostend
(ES042) Nunn, Tony and Mac at Tony's place (ES043) Me (Emery Savage), Tony and Atkins at Tony's place (ES044) The boys at Tony's place (ES045) The boys at Tony's place (ES046) The boys at Tony's place
(ES047) Quartermaster on MTB746 (ES048) "Hard at work" on MTB 746 (ES049) E-boat Pens (ES050) Crew members of MTB 746 // Dint - back row on the right (ES051) Crew members of MTB 746 // Dint on far right
(ES052) Crew members of MTB 746 (ES053) Crew members of MTB 746 (ES054) Crew members of MTB 746 (ES055) Crew members of MTB 746 // Me (Emery Savage), George, Mac (ES056) Crew members of MTB 746 // Me (Emery Savage), McNeil, Dye
(ES057) Mac on MTB 746 (ES058) Crew members of MTB 746 (ES059) Crew member of MTB 746 (ES060) Rosey on MTB 746 (ES061) Crew member of MTB 746
(ES062) Goudreau on MTB 746 (ES063) Phibbs on MTB 746
(ES064 - ES068) Crew members of MTB 746 at Newton Abbot Hospital // 2nd photo is Scott Black
(ES069 - ES071) Crew members of MTB 746 at Newton Abbot Hospital Historical note: On 12 Jan 2009 the Newton Abbot Community Hospital open. It replaced the 110 year-old Victorian and Edwardian era Newton Abbot Hospital.
(ES072 - ES074) Enroute Home - Arriving at New York
(ES075) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // Emery Savage on MTB 746 (ES076) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // McKeage, Atkins, Mac, Newt, Jucli on MTB 746 (ES077) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // McKeage, Mac, Kieran on MTB 746 (ES078) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // Emery Savage on MTB 746 (ES079) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // Newt on MTB 746
(ES080) V.E. Day at Yarmouth, NS // Treble on MTB746 From the collection of Emery Savage, RCNVR Courtesy of Jessica Santos
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
