|
HOME
A Royal Navy
recruitment
poster, circa WWI.
(click for larger image)
|
 |
At
times, ships like the Badtz Maru are used to infiltrate military
teams ashore in the dark of night. The Badtz Maru currently
remains equipped in essentially her last military configuration,
in which she performed special operations off the coast of the
British Isles, with the exception that her weapons have been
removed. |
|
|
|
In her special operations (SPECOPS)
role, the crane on her rear deck was used to deploy and recover
smaller (16-22 ft.) boats manned by Royal Marines.
She carried a variety of medium
and heavy caliber (.30 - .50 cal.) machine guns, and a set of 40
mm cannon might be mounted on her rear deck in some cases.
Specifications
for the Badtz Maru
- Ship Type:
Large Coastal Patrol Boat (RAF "Seal" class, RN "Bird"
class)
- Builder: Brooke
Marine, England (1970)
- Dimensions:
Length = 120 Ft., Breadth = 24 Ft., Draft = 7 Ft.
- Engines: Twin
Paxman 16YJCM turbo deisels, 2100 HP each (4200 HP Total)
- Speed: Cruises
at 14 knots, Maximum speed is more than 20 knots
- Range: More
than 2,500 nautical miles at cruise
- Materials:
Hull is welded steel on alloy frames, superstructure is alloy.
|
|
© 2001 Badtz Maru,
LLC
All Rights Reserved
|
|
