MTB 462
"G" Type Motor Torpedo Boat
MTB 462 was a "G" Type MTB, Displacement: 44 tons, Speed: 39 kts, Length: 71.75 ft, Beam: 20.6 ft, Draught: 5.6 ft, Complement: 3 officers, 14 men, Armament: 1-6pdr, 2-20mm (1xII) 4-18in TT. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned in the RCN but instead was listed as a tender to HMCS Stadacona (tenders were not commissioned vessels).
MTB 462 took part in the D-Day landings on 06 Jun 1944. She was destroyed by fire at Ostend, Belgium, 14 Feb 1945.
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Commanding Officers
Lt Robert Joseph Moyse, RCNVR - 01 Mar 1944 - 28 Aug 1944
Lt John Haddon Shand, RCNVR - 29 Aug 1944 - 11 Sep 1944
Lt Richard Paddon, RCNVR - 24 Jan 1945 - 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
Jessiman, Duncan James, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 Mar 1944
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