Søløven 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Søløven | M1, 4/1951- M543, 8/1957- P578 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 5/1938 | 3/12/1938 | 7/1939 | captured by Germany 29/8/1943 (MA1), returned 5/1945, stricken 4/1959 |
| Søbjørnen | M2 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 5/1938 | 16/2/1939 | 9/1939 | scuttled 29/8/1943 |
| Søulven | M3 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 12/1938 | 18/7/1939 | 6/1940 | scuttled 29/8/1943 |
| Søridderen | M4, 4/1951- M544, 8/1957- P579 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 7/1941 | 11/4/1942 | 7/1942 | captured by Germany 29/8/1943 (MA4), returned 5/1945, stricken 7/1967 |
| Søhesten | M5, 4/1951- M541, 8/1957- P576 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 7/1941 | 30/4/1942 | 9/1942 | captured by Germany 29/8/1943 (MA5), returned 5/1945, stricken 4/1959 |
| Søhunden | M6, 4/1951- M542, 8/1957- P577 | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 7/1941 | 15/5/1942 | 11/1942 | scuttled 29/8/1943, returned by Germany 5/1945, stricken 7/1962 |
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Displacement standard, t |
270 |
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Displacement full, t |
304 |
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Length, m |
53.6 |
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Breadth, m |
6.39 |
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Draught, m |
1.99 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
Atlas geared steam turbine, 1 Thornycroft |
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Power, h. p. |
2200 |
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Max speed, kts |
19.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 30 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 510(19.5) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/40 M29, 2 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen, 4 x 1 - 8/80, 2 DCT, 30 mines, sweeps |
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Complement |
48 |
Ship project history: First purpose-built modern minesweepers of Danish Navy, could also serve as minelayers. Survived ships, returned by Germans, were reclassified in 1957 to patrol boats.
Modernizations: 1945, all survived were returned being armed with 1 x 1 - 75/40 M29, 1 x 1 - 37/83 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 30 mines, sweeps
1948, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 37/83; + 1 x 1 - 75/40 M29, 2 x 1 - 8/80
1951, all survived: - 2 x 1 - 75/40, 2 x 1 - 20/65, 2 x 1 - 8/80; + 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors M/36, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon M42, 2 DCT (20)
1956 - 1957, all survived: - sweeps; + 2 DCT (totally 24 DC)
Naval service: Søbjørnen, Søulven and Søhunden were scuttled in Holmen 29/8/1943, salvaged by Germans, but only Sohunden entered German service under name ÌÀ6 (later Vs1204 and Vs66); in May, 1945 she was returned to Denmark.
Søhesten, Søløven and Søridderen were captured by Germans 29/8/1943 and under names ÌÀ5 (later Vs1203 and Vs65), MA1 and ÌÀ4 (later Vs1202 and Vs64) respectively, have commissioned by German Navy; in May, 1945 they were returned to Denmark.
Søridderen 1946
Søløven 1953
© Ivan Gogin, 2010