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

"T 3" and "T 4"

I 1939 ordered Sweden from Vosper Ltd. two 60'-boats which were commissioned as "T 3" and "T 4" (T = Torpedbåt). 

"T 4 " - Picture: Archives T. Kunzmann

"T 3" - Plan from Lambert/Ross: Allied Coastal Forces of World War II, Bd. 2

Technical Data

 Length 19,04 m

Beam

4,57 m
Draught 1,22 m
Displacement  32 t  
Complement 10 Men
Armament
2 x 45,7 cm Torpedotubes
2 x 12,7 mm MG
4 x Depthcharges
Propulsion 2 x Isotto Fraschini 2330 PS Gasoline-Motors
Speed 35 kn
Shipyard Vosper Thornycroft Ltd., Portsmouth

 

Specialities

The boats were used as test-vehicles for gasturbine-propulsion from 1952 until 1959. Thereafter they were used as target-vehicles until 1963.

"T 3"  - Picture: Archives T. Kunzmann