Motor Torpedo Boat 622
Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy. The 'motor' in the formal designation, referring to the use of petrol engines, was to distinguish them from the majority of other naval craft that used steam turbines or reciprocating steam engines.The capitalised term is generally used for the Royal Navy (RN) boats and abbreviated to "MTB".
During the Second World War, the US Navy boats were usually called by their hull classification symbol of "PT" (Patrol, Torpedo), and are covered under PT boat although the class type were still "motor torpedo boats".
After the end of the War in 1945, a number of the Royal Navy's MTBs were stripped and the empty hulls sold for use as houseboats.
Destroyed by gunfire from German destroyers off Terschelling, 10 March 1943.
12 men were taken Prisoner of War, 13 men were killed and 11 are missing since.
Name: Briggs, Stanley
Rank: Leading Seaman
Age:
No.D/SSX 24338
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:
Plymouth Memorial Panel 78-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Hamilton, John
Rank: Able Seaman
Age:
No.DC/JX 196892
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:
Chatham Memorial Panel 69-1
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Kiddle, Maurice Robert
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Age:
No.P/JX321982
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:
Portsmouth Memorial Panel 76-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Shaw, Alan
Rank: Able Seaman
Age:
No.P/JX 353101
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:
Portsmouth Memorial Panel 75-3
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Craythorne, Ernest Witherington
Rank: Able Seaman
Age:21
No.P/JX 282845
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of Edward W. and Winifred M. Craythorne, of Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 74-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Johnson, Albert Edward
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Age:20
No.P/JX 325305
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of Albert Charles and Jane Johnson, of West Dulwich, London.
Portsmouth Memorial Panel 76-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Martin, Robert
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Age:28
No.D/KX 128337
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of Andrew Martin, and of Elizabeth Martin, of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 82-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Reid, George Alexander
Rank: Able Seaman
Age:24
No.D/JX 173906
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of John Campbell Reid and Catherine Reid, of Grangetown, Cardiff.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 80-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Daniels, Edwin Frederick
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Age:216
No.C/JX 351170
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of Mrs. E. Daniels, of Redhill, Surrey.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 74-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Daniels, Edwin Frederick
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Age:16
No.C/JX 351170
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of Mrs. E. Daniels, of Redhill, Surrey.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 74-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.
Name: Oldfield, Harold
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Age:27
No.P/KX 135692
Missing since: 10-03-1943
Next of Kin:Son of William and Lily Oldfield, of Sheffield.
Plymouth Memorial Panel 74-2
KIA Information: Known to have been killed off Terschelling.