Vosper 102 had an important role at Dunkirk. Admiral Ramsay effectively appropriated the boat during the evacuation. The experience made him a persistent advocate for coastal forces inside the Navy. Useful designs still needed senior officers willing to defend their value against competing wartime demands.
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Dunkirk turned Ramsay into a coastal-forces advocate
After taking over a Vosper boat during Dunkirk, Admiral Ramsay became an unusually forceful institutional champion for motor torpedo boats and related craft.