Allied Warships

HMS MTB 222 (MTB 222)

Motor Torpedo Boat of the Vosper 72 feet-type class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor Torpedo Boat
ClassVosper 72 feet-type 
PennantMTB 222 
Built byVosper (Portsmouth, England, U.K.) 
Ordered22 Feb 1941 
Laid down 
Launched 
CommissionedJun 1942 
Lost10 Nov 1943 
History

Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy upon completion
Returned to the Royal Navy after a few weeks
Sunk after a collision in the North Sea on 10 November 1943 with MTB 230

 

Commands listed for HMS MTB 222 (MTB 222)

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1M F Payne, RNVR8 Sep 194222 Feb 1943
2J D C Coombs, RNVR22 Feb 194310 Nov 1943

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