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Sveparen 1940

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Sökaren	16, 47		Motala, Norrköping		16.8.1917	4.1918	tug 1930, wrecked 3.10.1953
Sveparen	17, 48, 253		Motala, Norrköping		19.12.1917	9.1918	tender 1930, stricken 1.1964
Sprängaren	18, 49, 254		Motala, Norrköping		12.6.1918	11.1918	tender 1930, stricken 1.1962

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	227
Displacement full, t	266
Length, m	25.5 wl 27.8 oa
Breadth, m	6.80
Draught, m	3.00
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 Motala VTE, 1 Howden boiler
Power, h. p.	465
Max speed, kts	10
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 57/18 K/21 M16 AA, mines, mechanical minesweeping gear
Complement	17

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Project history

They were built on the basis of the tug design. Ships were used during service not only as minesweepers, but also as tenders and tugs.

Modernizations

1939-40, all: - 1 x 1 - 57/18; + 1 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M32, 1 x 1 - 8.80.

Naval service

no significant events.