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.

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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

     In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice    

     Lest We Forget     

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Blaiklock, Tim, Gunner

Germaniuk, Peter (Gery) 

Shand, John Haddon, Lt, RCNVR, 1st Lt - 26 Jan 1944

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