p1041 patrol boat,Torbay,Devon,HMS Gay Archer (P1041) was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vospe

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p1041 patrol boat,Torbay,Devon,HMS Gay Archer (P1041) was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 20 August Gays were short interchangable MGB/MTBs. In 1951 the Admiralty ordered 12 Type "B" "Short" Interchangable Fast Attack Craft under conrtact No BR 8E/52143/51 from Messrs Vosper Ltd of Portchester. These vessels were a natural developement from the MTB 538/539 design of WW2 and were ordered as an interim measure until the Type "A" (Dark) became operationally available.

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