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TORPEDO SHIPS
GRIB 2nd class torpedo boats (1906)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed (launched) | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grib Jo Lom |
MV Horten: Grib, Jo, Lom |
1906: Grib (26.1.1905), Jo (10.7.1905), Lom (14.9.1905) |
Grib (18.4.1940), Jo (18.4.1940), Lom (to Germany 9.4.1940, Eidechse) |
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Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 68 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 74 |
| Length, m | 36.2 |
| Breadth, m | 4.50 |
| Draught, m | 1.90 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | coal 13 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 16 |
Project history
Enlarged version of Varg class torpedo boats with more powerful machinery and 23kts speed. One TT was placed on turning mount on an upper deck, second was immovable in a bow. To the Second World War beginning they have ultimately become outdated.
Modernizations
1939, Jo: - 1 x 1 - 37/45; + 1 x 1 - 12.7/90
Naval service
Grib was scuttled by crew 18.4.1940 in the Lyngör-fjord at Aarendal. Jo was hardly damaged by German aircraft 17.4.1940 in the Lyngör-fjord at Aarendal, run aground and next day blown up by crew. Lom 9.4.1940 was captured by German troops at Horten and commissioned by Germans as Eidechse, after war in May, 1945 returned to Norway, immediately stricken and broken up next year.
