On 8 Feb 2017 8:36 pm, "David Shaw" <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm not familiar with the Sleipnir, but from your brief description, I guess it's a small patrol boat, somewhat analagous to a WWII MTB by the weapons description. So, grabbing my copy of 'Night Action', a history of MTB warfare, it turns out that the crew of a Vosper 1941 MTB was 10, captained by a lieutenant or sub-lieutenant. Peter Dickens himself, the author of the book, was only a first lieutenant when he took command of the eight boats of 21st MTB flotilla.

Yes,  that's certainly the feel of it.  (Though it is jump capable). They certainly don't have an easy life.  I imagine Dickens reveals similar about MTBs.