HMCS MTB 462 (MTB 462) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Motor Torpedo Boat of the BPB 72 feet-type class - Allied Warships of WWII

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</script> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/">Allied Warships</a></h3> <h1 class="warship_header">HMCS MTB 462 (MTB 462)</h1> <h3>Motor Torpedo Boat of the BPB 72 feet-type class</h3> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle width550"> <tr><td class="width120"><strong>Navy</strong></td><td class="width550">The <a href="/allies/warships/navy/HMCS.html">Royal Canadian Navy</a></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td><a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Motor+Torpedo+Boat">Motor Torpedo Boat</a></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Class</strong></td><td><a href="/allies/warships/class/648.html">BPB 72 feet-type</a> </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Pennant</strong></td><td>MTB 462 </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Built by</strong></td><td>British Power Boat (Hythe, England, U.K.) </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Ordered</strong></td><td>12 Mar 1943 </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Laid down</strong></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Launched</strong></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Commissioned</strong></td><td>25 Mar 1944 </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Lost</strong></td><td>14 Feb 1945 </td></tr> <tr><td><strong>History</strong></td><td><p>Destroyed by an explosion and subsequent fire at Oostende, Belgium on 14 February 1945</p> </td></tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <h3>We don't have any commands listed for HMCS MTB 462 (MTB 462)</h3> <p><br><strong>You can help improve this page</strong><br> Click here to <a href="/allies/warships/submit.php?shipID=17069">Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel</a>. <br>Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.<br><br></p> </div> <div align="center"> <br> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/">Return to the Allied Warships section</a></h3> </div> <br>  <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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