loss report
raf launch
rttl
A further update identifies former RAF launch 2748 as an RTTL and describes chains through the hull to haul her up the slipway for breakup.
loss report
raf launch
spitfires of the sea
A July 2025 follow-up post reports that former RAF launch 2748 was broken up.
community rescue
fundraising
whaleback
Whaleback for the World reports S32 has been raised and moved from immediate breakup risk, with urgent fundraising now focused on haul-out.
archive film/photo
mtb
service history
A March 2025 post shared a 2003/4 photo of Thornycroft 75ft MTB 52 “Marne” at Shoreham, with build and disposal details.
community sighting
mtb
loss report
A March 2025 post shared an image of “Talisman” MTB 455 on the River Itchen with concern over what happened when the tide returned.
archive film/photo
community sighting
river itchen
A March 2025 post shared a 2010 image of Sungo on the River Itchen at Cobden Bridge, Southampton.
archive film/photo
mtb
yard record
A March 2025 post shared photos of houseboat Skylark being broken up on Hayling Island, with confirmed BPB yard-number details.
identification needed
hsl
community research
A March 2025 post asked for help identifying a 2001 Hayling Island photo, with comments identifying the craft as HSL 2561 “Blue Leader.”
archive film/photo
ww2 service
mtb
A March 2025 post shared an archive photo of MTB 245 and noted her WW2 service in the 22nd MTB Flotilla.
community sighting
mtb
current condition
A March 2025 post shared a current view of Fontenay, identified as MGB118 / MTB437.
archive film/photo
mtb
community sighting
A March 2025 post shared three 2001 photos of Fonteney (MTB 437), plus an image of Skylark shortly before she ceased to be.
loss report
spitfires of the sea
ww2 service
A March 2025 post reported the final loss of Golden Galleon after earlier restoration to WW2 Royal Navy livery.