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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
NORWAY
TORPEDO SHIPS
LAKS 1st class torpedo boats (1900-1901)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laks | MV Horten | 12.7.1900 | 1900 | captured by Germanu 9.4.1940 (Admiral Deinhard), returned 5.1945, BU 1945 | |||
| Sild | MV Horten | 30.7.1900 | 1900 | scuttled 5.5.1940 | |||
| Sæl | MV Horten | 25.9.1901 | 1901 | sunk 18.4.1940 | |||
| Skrei | MV Horten | 31.10.1901 | 1901 | scuttled 8.5.1940, returned 5.1945, BU 1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 83 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 107 |
| Length, m | 38.5 |
| Breadth, m | 4.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.10 fore 2.15 aft |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1150 |
| 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
nearly sister-ship Hval 1905
nearly sister-ship Storm 1940
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
Laks 9.4.1940 was captured in Trondheim by German troops and commissioned by Germans as Admiral Deinhard. After war she was returned to Norway and BU in 1945. Sæl 19.4.1940 was sunk by two German MTBs in Hardangen-fjord. Subsequently she was salvaged by Germans and after repair commissioned as NH03. Sild was scuttled by crew 5.5.1940 at Svane island. Subsequently she was salvaged by Germans and commissioned as Balte. Skrei was scuttled by crew in the Frej-fjord at Kristiansand. She was salvaged by Germans and commissioned under name NH01. After war she was returned to Norway.
