ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY (NORWAY)

MTB5 motor torpedo boats

Displacement standard, t	25
Displacement full, t	32
Length, m	18.6
Breadth, m	4.67
Draught, m	0.94 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Isotta-Fraschini petrol engines
Power, h. p.	2300
Max speed, kts	41
Fuel, t	petrol 5330 l
Armament	1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 450 TT, 4 DC
Complement	10

Ship project history: On the eve of war Norwegian Navy ordered 4 61ft wooden MTBs on Vosper. With the beginning of operations they were confiscated, but after German intrusion into Norway, British Government in May 1940 has transferred to new ally two of four ordered boats. Both were lost: МТВ5 was sunk 1/7/1941 off Dover as a result of internal explosion, МТВ6 was wrecked during a storm at Beechie-head 29/6/1940. Two MTBs of the same class were commissioned by RN as МТВ71 and МТВ72. One of RN pair, MTB71, was Norwegian-manned also a short time.

Modernizations:  None.

Naval service: No significant events.

MTB5 1940

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