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S-Boats in the Royal Norwegian Navy 1940
- 2010 (Sjøforsvaret)
Falk-Class

Fairmile D, here MTB 724 -
Picture from Konstam: British Motor Gun Boat 1939 - 45

Fairmile D British Version -
Plan from Fock:
Schnellboote Bd. 2
Technical Data
Length |
35,05 m |
Beam |
6,47 m |
Draught |
1,50 m |
Displacement |
105 t |
Complement |
24 mand |
Armament |
4 x ToRo 53,3 cm
|
1 x 76 mm
Skyts
(6-Pounder)
|
1 x 40 mm
Maskinkanon |
4 x 20 mm
Maskinkanon |
|
Propulsion |
4 x Packard
Bensin-motors 1250 PS
each
|
|
Speed |
30 kn |
Specials
In
contrary to the British boats of WW II the Norwegian boats had 4 x 53,3 cm
torpedo-tubes and a 40mm Bofors on the forecastle. The four
20mm-machin-guns were distributed over the boat.
Boats of the Class
Boat |
In Service |
Name |
Whereabouts |
MTB 72 |
1945 - 1959 |
Lom |
|
MTB 653 |
1943 - 1945 |
|
Returned
18.01.1945 |
MTB 688 |
1943 - 1945 |
|
Returned
22.01.1945 |
MTB 704 |
1945 - 1948 |
Ørn |
|
MTB 709 |
1943 - 1945 |
|
Lost 26.01.1945
run aground at Shetlands |
MTB 711 |
1944 - 1959 |
Falk |
|
MTB 712 |
1943 - 1945 |
|
Lost 26.01.1945
run aground at Shetlands |
MTB 713 |
1945 - 1948 |
Hauk, |
Explosion
23.11.48 at Bergen |
MTB 715 |
1943 - 1945 |
|
Returned Mayj
1945 |
MTB 716 |
1944 - 1959 |
Ramn |
|
MTB 717 |
1944 - 1959 |
Stegg |
|
MTB 719 |
1945 - 1959 |
Skarv |
|
MTB 720 |
1944 - ? |
? |
? |
MTB 721 |
1945 - 1959 |
Teist |
|
MTB 722 |
1944 - 1958 |
Jo |
|
MTB 723 |
1945 - 1959 |
Tjeld |
|
MTB 726 |
1942 - 1945 |
|
Returned 31.01.1945 |
|