nearly sister-ship Dristig 1904
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Names |
Lyn, Blink, Glimt |
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Builders |
Trondheims Mekaniske: Lyn, Blink MV Horten: Glimt |
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Completed (launched) |
1896: Lyn (1896), Blink (1896) 1897: Glimt (29/5/1897) |
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Losses |
Lyn (to Germany 9/4/1940, KT3), Blink (to Germany 9/4/1940, KT4) |
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Transfers |
None |
| Discarding | 1920: Glimt |
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Displacement normal, t |
42 |
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Displacement full, t |
64 |
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Length, m |
34.5 |
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Breadth, m |
3.75 |
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Draught, m |
1.75 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
650 |
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Max speed, kn |
19 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 11 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 450 TT |
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Complement |
21 |
Ship project history: The increased variant of Varg class, had bad seaworthiness and insignificant endurance, but served very long.
Modernizations: 1931, Lyn, Blink: - 1 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT; + 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss
Naval service: Blink and Lyn were converted to patrols in 1931. Blink and Lyn were captured by German troops in Kristiansand 11/4/1940 and were commissioned by Germans under numbers KT4 and KT3 respectively. In May, 1945 both were returned to Norway and immediately scrapped.
? Ivan Gogin, 2010