AJAX NEWS & FEATURE SERVICE. 28TH MARCH 1942. ST NAZAIRE, FRANCE. - OPERATION CHARIOT - MTB 74, THE VOSPER SERIES TWO MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT IN ACTION DURING THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL AND COMMANDO RAID ON THE NORMANDIE DRY-DOCK IN , FRANCE, DEPICTED IN THIS ARTIST'S ILLUSTRATION BY CAROLINE BEAUMONT. MTB 74 WAS SKIPPERED BY ROBERT WYNN IN THE DARING OPERATION CHARIOT RAID ON SAINT- NAZAIRE ON THE NIGHT OF 28TH MARCH 1942. HER TWIN 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES WERE REPLACED WITH 18 INCH VERSIONS MOUNTED ON THE FOREDECK. CANVAS DODGERS CAN BE SEEN IN PLACE OF ARMOURED STEEL PLATES AFT OF TH
AJAX NEWS & FEATURE SERVICE. 28TH MARCH 1942. ST NAZAIRE, FRANCE. - OPERATION CHARIOT - MTB 74, THE VOSPER SERIES TWO MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT IN ACTION DURING THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL AND COMMANDO RAID ON THE NORMANDIE DRY-DOCK IN , FRANCE, DEPICTED IN THIS ARTIST'S ILLUSTRATION BY CAROLINE BEAUMONT. MTB 74 WAS SKIPPERED BY ROBERT WYNN IN THE DARING OPERATION CHARIOT RAID ON SAINT- NAZAIRE ON THE NIGHT OF 28TH MARCH 1942. HER TWIN 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES WERE REPLACED WITH 18 INCH VERSIONS MOUNTED ON THE FOREDECK. CANVAS DODGERS CAN BE SEEN IN PLACE OF ARMOURED STEEL PLATES AFT OF THE CUT-DOWN WHEELHOUSE. THE BOAT WAS LOST TO ENEMY SHELLING AFTER WYNN STOPPED WHILE EXITING THE LOIRE ESTUARY TO PICK UP SURVIVORS ON A CARLEY RAFT. HMS CAMPBELTOWN IS SEEN ASTERN OF MTB 74, HER BOWS FIRMLY WEDGED INTO THE DRY-DOCK CAISSON. PHOTO:AJAX NEWS & FEATURE SERVICE © CAROLINE BEAUMONT. SOURCE: ARTIST COLLECTION. REF:NA_MTB_74_CJP01
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