Key details

Current boat name
FMD 5004
Boat class
7385
Function
Military
Type

Dimensions and specifications

Length (m / ft)
4.87 / 16ft
Beam (m / ft)
1.68 / 5ft 6in

Design and build

Date of build
1951
Place of build
Isle of Wight

Current status

Present use
PNBPT

History

HMS Dainty's FMD built by Woodnutt's I o W in 1951 and allocated to the ship from 1951 to 1958. Sold out of Service in 1967, passed to the BMPT before being handed over to the PNBPT in July 2009. Under Restoration Built by Woodnutts as a 16ft hard chine single engine fast motor dinghy in 1951. Allocated to the Daring class destroyer HMS DAINTY from 1951 to 1958 when FMD5004 was placed into reserve. She was issued to Portland Naval base, for the Port Auxiliary Service. She was used by the Chief Engineer until 1962 and sold out of service in 1967. In 2004 she was offered to the British Military Powerboat Trust and in 2009 she was moved to the Portsmouth Naval Base Trust. Oct 2009