MLX.66

[Mark2o]

I am trying to determine if MLX 66 was a Motor Boat / Launch and if so does anyon ehave any details as to her actions during the war?

Thanks,

Mark

[Malcolm]

This appears difficult.

ML66 was a Motor Launch built in Canada.

I can find no reference to a MLX66

Motor Boats were known as MB and there was an MB66 also known as Kia-Ora

Coastal Motor Boats were know by the initials:

CMB, and there was a CMB66.

Any other clues??

Aye

Malcolm

[Michael Lowrey]

And to continue with what Malcolm said, the Royal Navy also has a series of X-lighter type landing craft. These were numbered from X 1 and up and included X 66.

Best wishes,

Michael

[Malcolm]

as did fuel ships from January 1918 eg. BURMA had the Pendant X14, THERMOL was X71.

Another possibility is this could be a Fishery Trawler requisitioned from a home port of METHIL , FIFE and used in the Forth defences. Port identification is ML.

Aye

Malcolm

[Malcolm]

Worth a look.

http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishMLs.htm

Aye

Malcolm

[Mark2o]

Michael & Malcolm,

Thank you both for responding. The query is in relation to a chap who was a Leading Stoker. The MLX 66 information is coming from another gentleman who has his SR. He states it's MLX 66 & RND Said from 1916-1918. I know Said was a depot. Now of course Sr's are hard to read at times but I dont have it in front of me to actually say if it is only ML 66.

Cheers,

Mark