Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Sökaren | 16, 47 | Motala, Norrköping | 16.8.1917 | 4.1918 | tug 1930, wrecked 3.10.1953 | ||
Sveparen | 17, 48, 253 | Motala, Norrköping | 19.12.1917 | 9.1918 | tender 1930, stricken 1.1964 | ||
Sprängaren | 18, 49, 254 | Motala, Norrköping | 12.6.1918 | 11.1918 | tender 1930, stricken 1.1962 |
Displacement standard, t |
227 |
Displacement full, t |
266 |
Length, m |
25.5 wl 27.8 oa |
Breadth, m |
6.80 |
Draught, m |
3.00 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 Motala VTE, 1 Howden boiler |
Power, h. p. |
465 |
Max speed, kts |
10 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 57/18 K/21 M16 AA, mines, mechanical minesweeping gear |
Complement |
17 |
Project history: They were built on the basis of the tug design. Ships were used during service not only as minesweepers, but also as tenders and tugs.
Modernizations: 1939-40, all: - 1 x 1 - 57/18; + 1 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M32, 1 x 1 - 8.80.
Naval service: no significant events.
Sveparen 1940
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