A.J. Chapman, The War of the Motor Gun Boats. One Man’s Personal War at Sea with the Coastal Forces. 1943-1945 by Robert L. Shoop
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Résumé
The war at sea in the Second World War encompassed many different aspects of that struggle.Much has been written about the war waged by German U-Boats in the Atlantic and as well, the battles involving the surface fleets.Much less has been written regarding a critical part of the war at sea: the confrontations between German Schnellboots (S-boats -torpedo boats), generally known as E-Boats for "Enemy Boats") and the British Royal Navy's Coastal Forces.In The War of the Motor Gun Boats, A.J. ("Tony") Chapman has written a memoir of his part in the war at sea.When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the British Royal Navy had very few assets to patrol the British coasts.By contrast, the German Kriegsmarine ("war navy") had a force of well-designed E-Boats available to confront British shipping.Quickly, British shipbuilders developed several boats that would carry the brunt of the coastal war.British coastal forces had three basic classes of combat boats: Motor Torpedo Boats ("MTBs") which were meant to attack enemy shipping by launching torpedoes.MTBs at first were not heavily armed with machine guns or heavier weaponry, so Motor Gun Boats ("MGBs") were developed to escort MTBs and attack German E-Boats.These craft tended to be small in size, made of wood, and fast.A third type of coastal force boat, the Motor Launch, ("ML") was larger than MTBs or MGBs but heavily armed.(It should be noted that as the war progressed, MTBs were progressively up-gunned and MGBs carried torpedoes, so the distinction between MGBs and MTBs became essentially non-existent.)Throughout the Second World War, the E-Boats and MGBs, MTBs, and MLs were fierce opponents.Author Chapman joined the Royal Navy in 1942 after living through the early bombing of Great Britain.As a teenager, he volunteered as an ARP messenger and spent many nights in air raid shelters during the 1940-1941 Luftwaffe Blitz.During one particularly arduous night bombing raid, he earned a commendation for carrying messages while bombs were falling near him.When Chapman reached the age of 17½, he realized he faced the British draft.Not wanting to be called into the British Army or Royal Air Force, he went to a Royal Navy (RN) recruiting station, enlisted, and was given a choice of RN branches.He was classified as a radio operator and was told he would be called up when he turned eighteen.Six months later, Chapman was officially part of the RN.His description of RN basic training is valuable as it preserves a part of the military too
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