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Wreck of MTB 497 ex Quiberon at Hoo Island
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From The Liquid Highway: MTB 497 (ex Quiberon), built in 1944 at Hythe, after abandonment at Hoo Island.
Published 12 March 2026
The wreck of MTB 497 (ex Quiberon), built at Hythe in 1944, was towed out and dumped on Hoo Island in 2021. It was then abandoned and, over the past five years, has broken up.
Photo 2 shows her in 2021.
Photos by Fraser Gray and MSBA.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/liquidhighway/posts/pfbid02FDwSTHzjNRmmpeWcnBHCmGCih4fYVE7K1JEeyaY5gHxSMg5hVBMPmuVXjp5ck6uTl