1943 RN Motor Launch Boat Brass Name Plate From WW2 HMS ML 589 Class Fairmile B
1943 RN Motor Launch Boat Brass Name Plate From WW2 HMS ML 589 Class Fairmile B
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1943 RN Motor Launch Boat Brass Name Plate From WW2 HMS ML 589 Class Fairmile B
You definitely won't find another 1943 RN Motor Launch Boat Brass Name Plate From WW2 HMS ML 589 Class Fairmile B as both the plate and wooden plinth came from the actual boat!
The plaque is in very good condition with a few minor surface scuffs/scratches but what a piece of naval history from the iconic coastal vessels and submarine chasers of WW2!
HMS ML 589 (pennant ML 589) was one of 695 motor launches of the Fairmile B Class and built by Frank Curtis Ltd, Looe, UK. She was commissioned by the British Royal Navy in December 1943 and sold in March 1946.
- Displacement: 85 BRT
- Length: 112 feet
- Complement: 16 men
- Max Speed 20 Knots
- 2 Shafts Petrol Engines
- Power: 1200 BHP
The following is a photo of a Fairmile Class B Motor Launch used in the WW2 Normandy Landings.
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