ORKLA minesweepers (1944)

Orkla

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Orkla (ex-MMS1085)	1950- M313		East Anglian Constructors, Oulton Broad, UK		22.4.1944	7.1944	research vessel 1957
Vefsna (ex-MMS1086)	1950- M314		East Anglian Constructors, Oulton Broad, UK		3.8.1944	10.1944	research vessel 1957

Displacement standard, t
360

Displacement full, t
430

Length, m
42.7

Breadth, m
8.51

Draught, m
3.15 deep load

No of shafts
1

Machinery

1 diesel

Power, h. p.

500

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil 54

Endurance, nm(kts) 2000(9.5)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV or 2 x 2 -20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear

Complement
21

Project history: British 126ft MMS, enlarged variant of 115ft MMS. Wooden hull.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

ORKLA minesweepers (1944)

Displacement standard, t	360
Displacement full, t	430
Length, m	42.7
Breadth, m	8.51
Draught, m	3.15 deep load
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 diesel
Power, h. p.	500
Max speed, kts	10
Fuel, t	diesel oil 54
Endurance, nm(kts)	2000(9.5)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV or 2 x 2 -20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear
Complement	21