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.
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.
Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy