LYN 2nd class torpedo boats (1896-1897)

nearly sister-ship Dristig 1904

Names	Lyn Blink Glimt
Builders	Trondheims Mekaniske: Lyn, Blink MV Horten: Glimt
Completed	1896: Lyn, Blink 1897: Glimt
Losses	Lyn (to Germany 9.4.1940, KT3), Blink (to Germany 9.4.1940, KT4)
Transfers	None
Discarding	1920: Glimt

Displacement normal, t

42

Displacement full, t

64

Length, m

34.5

Breadth, m

3.75

Draught, m

1.75

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 2 boilers

Power, h. p.

650

Max speed, kts

19

Fuel, t

coal 11

Endurance, nm(kts)

Armament

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

Complement

21

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

Modernizations: 1931, Lyn, Blink: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss

Naval service: Blink and Lyn were converted to patrols in 1931. Blink and Lyn were captured by German troops at Kristiansand 11.4.1940 and were commissioned by Germans under numbers KT4 and KT3 respectively. In May, 1945 both were returned to Norway and immediately scrapped.

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

TORPEDO SHIPS

LYN 2nd class torpedo boats (1896-1897)

Displacement normal, t	42
Displacement full, t	64
Length, m	34.5
Breadth, m	3.75
Draught, m	1.75
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	650
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	coal 11
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT
Complement	21