Beskytteren 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Beskytteren | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 11/1899 | 7/6/1900 | 11/1900 | captured by Germany 8/1943 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
300 |
|
Displacement full, t |
415 |
|
Length, m |
43.4 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.61 |
|
Draught, m |
3.80 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
625 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 47/44 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/23 Hotchkiss |
|
Complement |
47 |
Ship project history: Perhaps, fishery protection ships were unique ships of Danish Navy, intended for operations in high seas, though, of course, it is very difficult to consider them as rigorous warships. They represented very variegated company: huge, to Danish measures, Ingolf with more than 1000t displacement, armed with 120mm guns and carrying a seaplane, and small 80t Ternen with 37mm gun.
Modernizations: 1930s: - 2 x 1 - 37/23; + 1 x 1 - 57/44 Hotchkiss, 1 x 1 - 47/44 Hotchkiss.
Naval service: Beskytteren was captured by Germans in August, 1943 in Copenhagen. She was returned in May, 1945 and used as minesweeper depot ship till 1950.
Beskytteren
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