The Movies

The Boats of the Motor Launch Patrol

Related Links

There are few references to the M.L. out there on the web. What I've found so far is included here - as well as links to some sites about World War One naval matters, the R.N.V.R., etc. Recent additions include some references to modelling sites - there are one or two M.L. model builders out there.

• The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships - Source of information about Eothen.
• Elco - as the company is today
• The London Gazette - Searchable archive of Gazettes during the War Years
• Naval Historical Center - The official U.S. Navy history program
• Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association - I think that pretty much says it all
• Paul Benyon's Naval Index - transcriptions from Jane's Fighting Ships 1919
• Ship Modelling Mailing List - geared towards modellers but with lots of nifty info
• Ships of the World's Navies - a fascinating collection of images, anecdotes, even prints of old photographs!
• Shipwrecks of Robin Hood's Bay - Motor Launch HMM.L. 403 at Runswick Bay
• Stronghold Miniatures - offering a 1/600th scale M.L. miniature
• The P.T. Dockyard - offering a nice 1/600th scale M.L. in resin.
• Shipwrecks of Cork Harbour - An incomplete list of Royal Navy vessels, based in Cork,Ireland.
• The Subchaser Archives - Todd Woofenden's excellent collection of SC information
• "Trial & Error" The Royal Navy and Mine Countermeasures 1904-1914 - An essay by Len Barnett as part of his Master's Thesis
• University of Michigan, 150th Anniversary of the College of Engineering - Irwin Chase (1883-1974) Naval Innovator
• WorldWarOneatSea.net - Gordon Smith's most useful compilation of details for each M.L. delivered to the Royal Navy - part of his larger NavalHistory.net site. Highly recommended.