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XE-1 to XT-6

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20-Mar-2007

NameClassPennant CrewBuiltBuilder Disposal DateMethod

XE-1

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
Myoko attack at Singapore. See X-craft. Broken up in Sydney.

XE-2

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
See X-craft. Broken up in Sydney.

XE-3

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
Sank Jap cruiser Takao at Singapore 31/7/45. Lt Fraser VC, LS Magennis VC. Towed into position by Stygian. See details: X-craft, Far East ops and XE-3. Broken up in Sydney.

XE-4

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
Cut HK & Singapore cables to Saigon 31/7/44. See X-craft. See Far East ops. Broken up in Sydney.

XE-5

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
Cut HK & Singapore cables to Saigon 31-Jul-44. See X-craft. See Far East ops Broken up in Sydney.

XE-6

XE
4
Vickers Armstrong Barrow
Scrap
See X-craft. Broken up in Sydney.

XE-7

XE
4
Broadbent, Huddersfield 1953 Scrap
See X-craft

XE-8

XE
4
Broadbent, Huddersfield
Loss (not war)
Sank in tow off Portland '45. Salvaged '73 but derelict at Imperial War Museum . See X-craft

XE-9

XE
4
Marshall, Gainsborough 1952 Scrap
 

XE-10

XE
4
Marshall, Gainsborough 1952 Cancelled
Cancelled during construction.

XE-11

XE
4
Markham, Chesterfield 1945 Scrap
Collided with boom in Loch Striven 6-Mar-45. Salved and scrapped. See details.

XE-12

XE
4
Markham, Chesterfield
Scrap
Cannibalised for spares. Scrapped 1952.

XT-1 to XT-6

XT
4 1943-44Vickers Armstrong, Barrow
Scrap
Simplified craft built for training. Another 12 craft, (XT7-12 and XT14-19) were ordered from Broadbent, Huddersfield, but were cancelled before completion. The wreck of at least one XT boat is at Aberlady - see pictures here.

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