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Älvsnabben 1978 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Älvsnabben	M01	341	Eriksberg, Göteborg	31.10.1942	19.1.1943	8.5.1943	TS 1953, stricken 7.1982

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	4250
Displacement full, t
Length, m	96.8 wl 102.0 oa
Breadth, m	13.6
Draught, m	4.90
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 Burmeister & Wain diesel
Power, h. p.	3000
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	12400(13)
Armament	4 x 1 - 152/43 K/44 M98, 4 x 2 - 40/56 K/60 M36, 6 x 1 - 20/63 K/66 M40, 4 DCR, 380 mines
Complement	255

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Project history

Älvsnabben was laid down as merchant vessel, soon bought by the Navy and completed as a minelayer. Officially was classified as a cruiser-minelayer.

Modernizations

1961: - 2 x 1 - 152/43, 4 x 2 - 40/60, 6 x 1 - 20/66, 2 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 57/60 M50, 2 x 1 - 40/70 M48, radars

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.