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service history
A March 2025 post shared a 2003/4 photo of Thornycroft 75ft MTB 52 “Marne” at Shoreham, with build and disposal details.
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lost ships
A March 2025 post shared an image of “Talisman” MTB 455 on the River Itchen with concern over what happened when the tide returned.
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lost ships
A March 2025 post shared photos of houseboat Skylark being broken up on Hayling Island, with confirmed BPB yard-number details.
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ww2 service
mtb
A March 2025 post shared an archive photo of MTB 245 and noted her WW2 service in the 22nd MTB Flotilla.
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current condition
A March 2025 post shared a current view of Fontenay, identified as MGB118 / MTB437.
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A March 2025 post shared three 2001 photos of Fonteney (MTB 437), plus an image of Skylark shortly before she ceased to be.
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ww2 service
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A post dated 12 August 2024 recorded MTB 208, built in 1942, at Platts Eyot.
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maritime heritage
An earlier May 2024 post highlighted the former Thorneycroft MTB works at Platts Eyot, near Hampton Court.