Älvsnabben 1944
Älvsnabben 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Älvsnabben | M01 | 341 | Eriksberg, Göteborg | 31.10.1942 | 19.1.1943 | 8.5.1943 | TS 1953, stricken 7.1982 |
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Displacement standard, t |
4250 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
96.8 wl 102.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
13.6 |
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Draught, m |
4.90 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Burmeister & Wain diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
3000 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12400(13) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 152/43 K/44 M98, 4 x 2 - 40/56 K/60 M36, 6 x 1 - 20/63 K/66 M40, 4 DCR, 380 mines |
|
Complement |
255 |
Project history: Älvsnabben was laid down as merchant vessel, soon bought by the Navy and completed as a minelayer. Officially was classified as a cruiser-minelayer.
Modernizations: 1961: - 2 x 1 - 152/43, 4 x 2 - 40/60, 6 x 1 - 20/66, 2 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 57/60 M50, 2 x 1 - 40/70 M48, radars
Naval service: No significant events.
Älvsnabben 1978
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