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BIR HAKEIM torpedo boat (1940 / 1946)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bir Hakeim (ex-T11) | T10 | 938 | Deschimag, Bremen, Germany | 7/1938 | 1.3.1939 | 5/1940 // 2.1946 | stricken 10.1951 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 839 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1082 |
| Length, m | 82.2 wl 87.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.62 |
| Draught, m | 2.33 normal 2.94 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Wagner geared steam turbines, 4 Wagner boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 31000 |
| Max speed, kts | 35 |
| Fuel, t | oil 200 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1070(19) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32, 1 x 1 - 40/60 FlaK 28, 2 x 1 - 37/57 FlaK M/43, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT (32), 30 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 28, 2x FuMB 63 radars, FuMB 4 Sumatra, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites, GHG sonar |
| Complement | 119 |
Standard scale images
Bir Hakeim 1946
Project history
Ex-German torpedo boat of 1935 type taken over by reparations.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
