"Little Ships" for Arctic Exercises - Looking ahead Tow of the crew of an M.T.B. studying the map for their Arctic cruise which is expected to last six weeks. L to R: Stoker Mechanic Peter Hickling of Nottingham in a British "Anarak" foul weather suit, and Petty Officer Coxswain Maurice Wilson, of Gosport, wearing a British cold weather type suit.Three motor torpedo boats, the "little ships" of the Royal Navy, are now being prepared at the Small Craft-base of H.M.S. "Hornet" in the splent for a cruice in Northern waters which starts on Monday. They will visit Norwegian ports of Bergen, Trondheim and Tromso and sail within the Arctic Circle to test equipment and the habitability of the craft in conditions of extreme cold. January 29, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).