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S-Boats in the Royal Swedish Navy 1921 - 2000 (Marinen)

"MTB 3" og "MTB 4"

1925 the Swedish Navy bought two English stage-boats Thornycroft-55'-CMB (CMB = Coastal Motorboat), which were indicated as "MTB 3" and "MTB 4". 

55' Thornycroft CMB - Picture from Fock: Schnellboote Bd. 1

"MTB 4" - Picture: Archives T. Kunzmann

 Technical Data

 Length 16,76 m

Beam

3,3 m
Draught 0,99 m
Displacement  12,9 t  
Complement 8 Men
Armament
2 x 45,7 cm Stern-Torpedotubes
2 x 6,5 mm MG
4 x Depthcharges
Propulsion 2 x Thornycroft 375 PS Gasoline-Motors
Speed 43,6 kn
Shipyard Thornycroft

 

"MTB 4" at top-speed - Picture: Archives T. Kunzmann