nearly sister-ship Dristig 1904
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Names |
NO24 Schildkröte (ex-Kjæk) NO25 Seestern (ex-Hvas) (87) NO23 Krokodil (ex-Hauk) (88) NO26 Qualle (ex-Falk) |
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Builders |
Fredrikstad Mekaniske, Norway: Schildkröte, Seestern Marinens Hovedverft, Horten, Norway: Qualle, Krokodil |
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Commissioned |
1901 // 4.1940: Schildkröte, Seestern 1904 // 4.1940: Qualle, Krokodil |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
Norway, 5.1945: all |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement normal, t |
45 |
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Displacement full, t |
64 |
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Length, m |
34.5 |
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Breadth, m |
4.40 |
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Draught, m |
1.60 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
700 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 12 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 37/42 Hotchkiss, 1 DCR (4 - 6) |
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Complement |
16 - 18 |
Project history: ex-Norwegian torpedo boats converted to minesweepers in 1920s, used as patrols in German Navy. Kjæk and Falk were captured 14.4.1940, Hvas 12.4.1940 and Hauk 9.4.1940.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: All were transferred to Norway in May, 1945 and broken up.
Qualle
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