§ 83. Mr. P. Smithersasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many of the 24 coastal forces craft built since the end of the war are in each of the categories: control boats, fast patrol boats, patrol boats and seaward defence boats, respectively; and how many of each category are fully equipped for active service operations.
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§ Mr. CallaghanThe categories are: control boats, 2; fast patrol boats, 22. Three of the fast patrol boats have subsequently been sold. All the remainder are fully equipped for active service operations.
§ 84. Mr. P. Smithersasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many coastal forces craft in each of the
Category Active Fleet Reserve Fleet Training and Special Duties Control Boats 4 4 Nil Half year ending— Half year ending— June, 1944 … 1 December, 1947* … 2 June, 1945 … 1 June, 1948* … 1 June, 1948 … 2 December, 1948 … 1 Fast Patrol Boats 12 30 11 Half year ending— Half year ending— Half year ending— December, 1943 … 1 June, 1944 … 3 June, 1943 1 December, 1944 … 1 December, 1944 … 8 June, 1944 1 June, 1945 … 2 June, 1945 … 7 December, 1944 2 December, 1945 … 1 December, 1945 … 5† June, 1945 5 June, 1946 … 5 June, 1946 … 4 December, 1946 1 December, 1946 … 2 December, 1946 … 3 June, 1960 1 Patrol Boats 22 33 7 Half year ending— Half year ending— No dates (ex-German vessels) (6 serving with Rhine Flotilla) June, 1941 … 2 December, 1940 … 2 December, 1941 … 3 June, 1941 … 4 June, 1942 … 4 December, 1941 … 6 December, 1942 … 3 June, 1942 … 3 June, 1943 … 2 December, 1942 … 3 December, 1943 … 1 June, 1943 … 5 June, 1944 … 2 December, 1943 … 6 December, 1944 … 2 June, 1944 … 1 June, 1945 … 3 December, 1944 … 3 Seaward Defence Boats. 16 Nil Nil Half year ending— December, 1941 … 1 June, 1943 … 1 December, 1943 … 6 June, 1944 … 4 December, 1944 … 2 June, 1945 … 2 * One completed half year ending December, 1947 and one June, 1948, converted from Fast Patrol Boat. † Of which 3 were completed before the end of the war.