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TM III motor torpedo boat (1938)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TM III |
Marine Etablissement Sourabaja, Surabaya: TM III |
1938: TM III |
TM III (2.3.1942) |
none |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 13 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
|
| Length, m | 18.6 |
| Breadth, m | 3.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.00 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 aircraft petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 1260 |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 7.7/94, 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 6 |
Project history
Built at Surabaya, experimental MTB. Steel-hulled, hard-chine, stepless. Aviation motors. MTB was armed with torpedo tubes, removed from the old ships. The boat construction has appeared unsuccessful and actually she has not been finished to efficient condition.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
