MA1 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| MA1 (ex-Søløven) | Vs1201, 4/1944- Vs63 | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1938 | 3/12/1938 | 7/1939 // 8/1943 | surrendered 5/1945, to Denmark 5/1945 (Søløven) |
| MA2 (ex-Søbjørnen) | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 16/2/1939 | 9/1939 // --- | BU unrepaired | ||
| MA3 (ex-Søulven) | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 18/7/1939 | 6/1940 // --- | BU unrepaired | ||
| MA4 (ex-Søridderen) | Vs1202, 4/1944- Vs64 | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 11/4/1942 | 9/1942 // 8/1943 | surrendered 5/1945, to Denmark 5/1945 (Søridderen) | |
| MA5 (ex-Søhesten) | Vs1203, 4/1944- Vs65 | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 30/4/1942 | 7/1943 // 8/1943 | damaged 11/1944, never repaired (later Danish Søhesten) | |
| MA6 (ex-Søhunden) | Vs1204, 4/1944- Vs66 | Orlogsvarftet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 16/5/1942 | 11/1942 // late 1943 | surrendered 5/1945, to Denmark 5/1945 (Søhunden) |
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Displacement standard, t |
274 |
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Displacement full, t |
315 |
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Length, m |
51.5 pp 53.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.32 |
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Draught, m |
1.98 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
Atlas geared steam turbine, 1 Thornycroft 3-drum boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
2200 |
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Max speed, kts |
19 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 30 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1035(15) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/55 Bofors Mod.1928, 1 x 1 - 37/83 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 rocket launchers, 30 mines, sweeps |
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Complement |
48 |
Ship project history: Former Danish minesweepers Søløven, Søridderen, Søhesten and Søhunden, captured in Copenhagen 28/8/1943. Two ships of the same class, Søbjørnen and Søulven, have received German numbers MA2 and 3, but were never commissioned.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: MA5 was damaged by Soviet mine and repaired for Danish navy in 1946. In 1945 all ships were returned to Denmark.
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