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TORPEDO SHIPS
HVAL 1st class torpedo boats (1896)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hval | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1896 | 1896 | stricken 1931 | |||
| Delfin | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1896 | 1896 | stricken 1927 | |||
| Hai | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1896 | 1896 | stricken 1920 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 83 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 102 |
| Length, m | 39.9 |
| Breadth, m | 4.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.10 fore 2.15 aft |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1100 |
| Max speed, kts | 21 |
| Fuel, t | coal 17 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 23 |
Standard scale images
Hval 1905
Project history
The design of Schichau was created on the basis of German torpedo boat S67. By 1940 survived ships made about 17.5kts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Hval and Delfin at the moment of German intrusion laid disarmed in Kristiansand. Both were captured by German troops and commissioned by Germans as Hval and Körassier, both were returned in May 1945 and broken up in 1947.
