WEM NS 003 1/350 MTB 379

UPDATED 15th AUG 2001

Above: MTB 382

This kit is number three in the "Narrow Seas" range of small coastal craft and comes complete with its own individually designed photo etched brass detail set. Both the master patterns and the photo etched brass were designed by Peter Hall.

Numbers: Prototype; MTB 379, Series; MTB380-395

Designed by Commander (E) P. du Cane RN

Built by Vosper at Portsmouth

Construction: double skin mahogany hull with bonded wood decks. Three rudders underslung.

Dimensions: Length overall 73ft, Beam 19ft 4.5", Draught forward 2ft 8", Aft 5ft 7 "

Displacement: 46.7 tons

Machinery: Three Packard supercharged 1,400 hp each. Centre engine geared, wing engines direct drive. Auxiliary engine 230 Volt, 12.5 Kw Ford V8.

Speed: 39.5 knots at 2400 rpm, max 34 knots at 2000 rpm continuous, 

Endurance: 470 miles at 20 knots

Fuel Capacity: 2,500 gallons

Heating and Cooking: electric heating and hot plate

Wheelhouse and Steering: Armoured upper bridge steering and emergency steering aft

Communications: W/T, 3 radar sets, echo sounding gear, inter-ship radio crew: 2 officers, 11 ratings

Armament: 1 x 2 Oerlikon forward, 2 x 2 .303 inch machine guns on pedestals, 4 x 18 inch torpedo tubes, 2 Rocket flare projectors.

Built January 1943, Delivered January 1944, MTB 379 was the prototype for the new 73ft Vosper MTB design and survived the war finally being sold in 1947.

Useful References:

Allied Coastal Forces Volume II, Ross and Lambert, Conway Maritime

Royal Navy Coastal Forces 1939-1945, North, Almark Publications

An extensive set of Plans for MTB 379 are available direct from John Lambert Plans service

THE KIT:

Resin cast, full hull with photoetched brass details.  Comprehensive instructions and painting guide are supplied

Partial assembly by Dimitrios Apostolopoulos

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Completed model in seascape by Peter Hall with WEM PE 3512 1/350 Crew figures added for extra realism

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