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MTB202 KEMPHAAN motor torpedo boats (1942/1942, 1942)
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MTB208 1940
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB202 Kemphaan MTB203 Arend MTB204 Valk |
White, Cowes, UK: MTB202-204 |
3/1942 // 8.1942: MTB202 Kemphaan 3-8/1942: MTB203 Arend, MTB204 Valk |
MTB203 Arend (18.5.1944) |
United Kingdom, 9.1944: MTB202 Kemphaan (MTB202), MTB204 Valk (MTB204) |
None |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 40.5 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 49 |
| Length, m | 22.1 |
| Breadth, m | 5.84 |
| Draught, m | 1.26 deep load |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Sterling petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 3600 |
| Max speed, kts | 36 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 11560 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 533 TT, 2 - 4 DC |
| Electronic equipment | type 286U or type 286PU radar |
| Complement | 12 |
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MTB208 1940
Project history
Wooden hull. Standard White`s MTBs, close on a construction to Vosper boats. MTB203 and 204 were transferred right after completion, and MTB202 was transferred from structure of British 8th MTB flotilla. In Dutch service MTBs received names of birds which, however, practically were not used.
Modernizations
1943 - 1944, all: - 1 x 2 - 12.7/62; + 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
Naval service
No significant events.
