Names |
M3 - 14 |
Builders |
Marstrand Varv: M3, 4 Motala, Norrköping: M5, 6 Tore Holm Varv: M7, 8 Fisksätra Varv, Stockholm: M9, 10 Larssons, Kristinehamn: M11, 12 Ystad Varv: M13 Valdemarsvik Varv: M14 |
Commissioned |
9-12/1940: M3 - 5, 7, 9, 11 1-11/1941: M6, 8, 10, 12 - 14 |
Losses |
no |
Transfers |
no |
Discarding |
3-12/1955: M3 - 6 11/1957: M11, 12 2-12/1959: M7, 8, 13, 14 1-11/1960: M9, 10 |
Displacement standard, t |
50 |
Displacement full, t |
? |
Length, m |
25.0 |
Breadth, m |
5.10 |
Draught, m |
1.40 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Scania or 2 Ellwe or 2 Bolinder diesels |
Power, h. p. |
400 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/63 K/66 M40, mechanical minesweeping gear |
Complement |
|
Project history: Harbour minesweepers with mahogany hulls. Simplified variant of М1 class adapted for mass production. They were built on various small yards. Series was laid down in 1939-1940 and completed in 1940-1941.
Modernizations: none.
Naval service: no significant events.
M5 1950
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