| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Polarkreis | V6107, 4.1944- V5913, 5.1944- V6312 | 310 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1941 | 5.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1947 | |
| Polarfront | V5903 | 311 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1941 | 12.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1947 | |
| Polarsonne | V5902 | 312 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1941 | 9.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1947 | |
| Nordriff | V5905 | 313 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1941 | 10.1941 | wrecked 29.12.1942 | |
| Nordpol | V5906 | 314 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1941 | 2.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1947 | |
| Nordkyn | V6110 | 317 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1942 | 7.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 4.1946 | |
| Ostwind | V6115 | 318 | Fredrikstad Mek. Verkst. | 1942 | 9.1942 | sunk 1.2.1943 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
700 |
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Length, m |
39.7 wl |
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Breadth, m |
7.67 |
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Draught, m |
4.04 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 4-cyl VCE, 1 boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
1300 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
Polarkreis, Polarfront, Polarsonne, Nordriff: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I, 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR Nordpol, Nordkyn, Ostwind: 1 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/30, (1 - 2) x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR |
| Complement | 51 |
Project history: Whalers, laid down on order of Norwegian companies but purchased by Kriegsmarine during building and commissioned as patrols.
Modernizations: 1942, all survived and completed were armed with 1 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/30, (1 - 2) x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR.
Naval service: V5905 ran aground 29.12.1942 at Sylda. V6115 was sunk by Soviet submarine Shch-403 1.2.1943 off Korsneset.
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