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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.
Photos and Documents Crew photos
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
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Jessiman, Duncan James, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 Mar 1944
Photos and Documents
(MTB462-001) Twin brothers, Burnette Parks and Blanchard (Budd) Parks on MTB 462 // From the collection of Blanchard (Budd) Parks // Courtesy of Kordyban (MTB462-002) Sailors from MTB 462 ashore // Budd Parks, back row, 1st on right // From the collection of Blanchard (Budd) Parks // Courtesy of Kordyban
(HMV007 - HMV008) MTB 462 - 1944 // From the collection of Murray Varrin // Courtesy of Larry Varrin
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget 
