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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