Vantul 1943
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Names |
4 Vedenia (ex-S203, ex-TM63) 5 Vantul (ex-S204, ex-TM64) 6 Vijelia (ex-S205, ex-TM65) 7 Viforul (ex-S206, ex-TM66) 8 Vartejul (ex-S207, ex-TM67) 9 Vulcanul (ex-S208, ex-TM68) |
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Builders |
Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands // Santieri Galati, Galatz: Vedenia, Vantul, Vijelia, Viforul, Vartejul, Vulcanul |
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Commissioned |
late 1943: Vedenia, Vantul, Vijelia 4-5/1944: Viforul, Vartejul, Vulcanul |
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Losses |
Vedenia (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-951), Vantul (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-952), Vijelia (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-953), Viforul (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-954), Vartejul (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-956), Vulcanul (5.9.1944 Soviet TK-957) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
30.8 |
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Displacement full, t |
38.3 |
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Length, m |
21.4 |
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Breadth, m |
6.05 |
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Draught, m |
1.14 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 Rolls-Royce Merlin petrol engines |
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Power, h. p. |
2850 |
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Max speed, kts |
35 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol 11 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/80 Hispano, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCR (6) |
| Complement |
14 |
Project history: Dutch MTBs of TM52 class built by Gusto in Schiedam under the licence of British Power Boat. Dutch numbers were, presumably, TM62-67. In May, 1940 they were captured by German troops on slipways and enlisted as S203-208, in the end of 1941 they were sold incomplete to Romania, arrived across Danube to Galatz 20.3.1942, by the way received ice damages. Boats were outfitted, engined and armed since June, 1942 at Galatz. Hull numbers were 4-9. Actually in absence of clutches of propeller shafts and of some other systems boats were disabled long-term time. Vedenia, Vantul and Vulcanul were ultimately completed by the end of 1943, three others only in April-May, 1944. Wooden hull. Maintenance of British Rolls-Royce Merlin III petrol engines in view of absence of spare parts was interfaced to considerable difficulties.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: All were returned to Galatz 12.10.1945, but in view of bad technical condition and absence of spare parts boats were never commissioned again and later BU.
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