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S-Boats in the Royal Danish Navy 1947 - 2000 (Søværnet)

"Falken"-Class

1959 Denmark and USA finalized an Armamentsupport-Agreement in which six motortorpedoboats were included. From 1961 til 1963 four boats - a further development of "Flyvefisken"-class – were built. These boats got the indicator "Falken"-class.

P506 "Falken" - Picture: Søværnet

"Falken"-Klassen - Drawing: Søværnet

Technical Data

 Length 35,34 m
Beam 5,42 m
Draught 2,08 m
Displacement 132,5 t
Complement 26 men (4 off., 22 pettyoff. and rataings)
Aemament 
4 x ToRo 53,3 cm with German torpedoes T1
1 x 40 mm machinegun Mk/48 LvSa
1 x 20 mm machinegun Mk/42 LvSa
2 x 51 mm illumination-rockets
minerails on aft deck
Propulsion
3 x MTU Diesel each 3000 PS
Speed 43,1 kn 
Shipyard Orlogsværftet
Design Orlogsværftet

 

Specialties

The boats later had a complement of 22 men.

 

Boats of Class

 

Boat Hull-No. Callsign commissioned decommissioned
Falken P506 OVFU 04.10.1962 1978
Glenten P507 OVFG 15.12.1962 1977
Gribben P508 OVFH 26.04.1963 1978
Høgen P509 OVFK 06.06.1963 1977

 

"Falken" 1962  - Picture: Søværnet

 

"Glenten" 1962 - Picture: Søværnet