Download or read book Allied Coastal Forces of WWII, Volume 1 written by John Lambert and published by Conway. This book was released on 1990 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in this series detailing all the designs for Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gun Boats and Motor Launches that served the Allied Forces in the period 1939-45. It covers all the designs of the British Fairmile Marine Company (including those craft built and equipped in Canada), together with the 72ft Admiralty harbor Defence Motor Launch designs and the US Navy's 110ft submarine chaser. Separate sections deal with Coastal Forces armament and equipment in full, and appendices include further technical detail, production data, provisioning and typical service records.