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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
NORWAY
TORPEDO SHIPS
LYN 2nd class torpedo boats (1896-1897)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyn Blink Glimt |
Trondheims Mekaniske: Lyn, Blink MV Horten: Glimt |
1896: Lyn, Blink 1897: Glimt |
Lyn (to Germany 9.4.1940, KT3), Blink (to Germany 9.4.1940, KT4) |
None |
1920: Glimt |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 42 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 64 |
| Length, m | 34.5 |
| Breadth, m | 3.75 |
| Draught, m | 1.75 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 650 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | coal 11 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 21 |
Project history
Enlarged variant of Varg class, had bad seaworthiness and insignificant endurance, but served very long.
Modernizations
1931, Lyn, Blink: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss
Naval service
Blink and Lyn were converted to patrols in 1931. Blink and Lyn were captured by German troops at Kristiansand 11.4.1940 and were commissioned by Germans under numbers KT4 and KT3 respectively. In May, 1945 both were returned to Norway and immediately scrapped.
