Motor Gun Boat 81

[Huntsman]

Motor Gun Boat 81 is in need of funding to keep it running.

The alternative is that she goes ashore as a static exhibit which would be a crying same.

http://www.mgb81.com/

[phumy]

Is the boat shown on the website Gunboat 81?


If i was going to contribute and i seriously would, I would much rather see it in the colours that it should be seen in namely "Pussers grey" and some kind of B&Q kitchen colour......real shame that.

[Huntsman]

phumy said:

Is the boat shown on the website Gunboat 81?


If i was going to contribute and i seriously would, I would much rather see it in the colours that it should be seen in namely "Pussers grey" and some kind of B&Q kitchen colour......real shame that.

Yes, that's the boat, I'm not sure of the detail but I think that is the correct colour for her.

[Benjaminpalma]

Stunning boat. I used to own a smaller, pre-war version.

Liked, tweeted (@matrixLloyd) etc. Wish them well.

[SlipStream77]

Was this the one that was moored in Beaulieu, opposite the Master Builder?

[XJSJohn]

phumy said:

Is the boat shown on the website Gunboat 81?


If i was going to contribute and i seriously would, I would much rather see it in the colours that it should be seen in namely "Pussers grey" and some kind of B&Q kitchen colour......real shame that.

Alot of the coastal command boats were painted in that colour and style, sort of an in shore version of atlantic convoy dazzle paint!

[XJSJohn]

was having a little google and this picture was too good not to share!!



Imagine these flotilla's of these and the E Boats prowling the english channel!! Fantastic and Terrifying in equal measures i would imagine!

[Huntsman]

SlipStream77 said:

Was this the one that was moored in Beaulieu, opposite the Master Builder?

Yes it is, was sold form private ownership to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard using lottery money.