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TORPEDO SHIPS
DJERV 2nd class torpedo boats (1897-1898)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed (launched) | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Djerv Kvikk Dristig |
MV Horten: Djerv Frederikstad Mekaniske: Kvikk, Dristig |
1897: Djerv 1898: Kvikk, Dristig |
Djerv (2.5.1940), Kvikk (to Germany 11.4.1940, KT2), Dristig (2.5.1940) |
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Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 44 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 66 |
| Length, m | 34.5 |
| Breadth, m | 3.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.70 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 650 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | coal 13 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 21 |
Project history
The increased variant of Varg class, had bad seaworthiness and insignificant endurance, but served very long.
Modernizations
~1927, Djerv, Dristig: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT; + mechanical minesweeping gear
1931, Kvikk: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT
Naval service
All boats were converted to patrol boats in 1931. Dristig and Djerv were formally stricken in 1927 and can used also as minesweepers. Kvikk was captured by German troops at Kristiansand 11.4.1940 and commissioned by Germans under number KT2. In May, 1945 she was returned to Norway and immediately scrapped. Djerv and Dristig were scuttled by own crews at Kvamsö in the Sogne-fjord 3.5.1940.
