British Royal Navy ordered motor torpedo boats according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1938 no. 3

An item referred to the magazine Le Yacht dated 5 March 1938 reporting that the British Royal Navy ordered 9 motor torpedo boats of the Scott Paine type by the British Power Boat Company, Hythe, England. Length 19 metres. Armament 2 torpedo tubes. Horsepower 1.500 hp and a maximum speed of 42 knots. The department of aviation ordered 7 similar boats.