HVASS 2nd class torpedo boats (1901)

nearly sister-ship Dristig 1904

Names	Hvass Kjæk
Builders	Frederikstad Mekaniske: Hvass, Kjæk
Completed (launched)	1901: Hvass, Kjæk
Losses	Hvass (to Germany 12.4.1940, Seestern), Kjæk (to Germany 14.4.1940, Schildkrote)
Transfers	None
Discarding	None

Displacement normal, t

63

Displacement full, t

74

Length, m

34.1

Breadth, m

4.40

Draught, m

1.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 boilers

Power, h. p.

650

Max speed, kts

19

Fuel, t

coal 12

Endurance, nm(kts)

Armament

2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT

Complement

16

Project history: Enlarged variant of Varg class, had bad seaworthiness and insignificant endurance, but served very long.

Modernizations: 1931, both: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT; + sweeps

Naval service: Both ships were reclassified to patrols with minesweeping capacity in 1931. Kjæk was captured by German troops at Tonsberg and commissioned by Germans under name Schildkrote. Hvass was captured 12.4.1940 by German troops at Stavern (Oslo-fjord) and commissioned by Kriegsmarine as Seestern. Both were retroceded in May, 1945, never commissioned, immediately stricken and broken up next year.

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

TORPEDO SHIPS

HVASS 2nd class torpedo boats (1901)

Displacement normal, t	63
Displacement full, t	74
Length, m	34.1
Breadth, m	4.40
Draught, m	1.60
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	650
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	coal 12
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT
Complement	16