Motor Gun Boat (MGB) was a
Royal Navy term for a small military vessel of the
Second World War. Such boats were physically similar to
Motor Torpedo Boats, (MTBs) but equipped with a mix of guns instead of
torpedoes. Their small size and high speed made them difficult targets for
E-boats or
torpedo bombers, but they were particularly vulnerable to mines and heavy weather. The large number of guns meant the crew was relatively large, numbering as high as thirty men.