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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
T52 (ex-S107), 1951- Gribben	T52, 1951- P552	1007	Schlichting, Travemünde, Germany		31.5.1941	7.1941 // 4.1948	stricken 4.1960
T54 (ex-S133), 1951- Hærfuglen	T54, 1951- P554	1033	Schlichting, Travemünde, Germany		28.11.1943	12.1943 // 3.1949	stricken 10.1954
T56 (ex-S127), 1951- Isfuglen	T56, 1951- P556	1027	Schlichting, Travemünde, Germany		5.6.1943	7.1943 // 7.1949	stricken 10.1954
T58 (ex-S79), 1951- Musvaagen	T58, 1951- P558	12879	Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany		1942	6.1942 // 7.1950	stricken 10.1954
Ravnen (ex-T60, ex-S97)	P560	12897	Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany		1943	3.1943 // 1.1953	stricken 5.1962
Stormfuglen (ex-Lyn, ex-S64)	P562	12857	Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany		1941	11.1941 // 10.1953	stricken 10.1962
Tranen (ex-Storm, ex-S85)	P564	12885	Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany		1942	10.1942 // 11.1955	stricken 4.1963
Hejren (ex-Tross, ex-S117)	P566	1017	Schlichting, Travemünde, Germany		13.6.1942	8.1942 // 1.1956	stricken 12.1964
Viben (ex-S68)	P568	12861	Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany		1942	7.1942 // 11.1955	stricken 9.1965

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	96
Displacement full, t	115
Length, m	34.9
Breadth, m	5.28
Draught, m	1.67
No of shafts	3
Machinery	P552, 558, 562, 564, 566, 568: 3 Daimler-Benz MB501 diesels P554, 556, 560: 3 Daimler-Benz MB511 diesels
Power, h. p.	P552, 558, 562, 564, 566, 568: 6000 P554, 556, 560: 7500
Max speed, kts	P552, 558, 562, 564, 566, 568: 39 P554, 556, 560: 41
Fuel, t	diesel oil 13.5
Endurance, nm(kts)	700(35)
Armour, mm	P552, 554, 556, 566: CT: 12 - 10
Armament	2 x 2 - 20/65 LM42, 1 x 1 - 20/65 L41, 533 TT (4), 2 DCR (6), 6 mines
Complement	45

Standard scale images

Project history

Former German S38 class MTBs. Stormfuglen, Tranen and Hejren were purchased from Norway.

Modernizations

1955, all survived: - 2 x 2 - 20/65, 1 x 1 - 20/65; + 1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, radar

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.