Scuttling the Navy August 29, 1943:

Varmebåd 2 & 3

By Søren Nørby, arts student & Johnny E. Balsved

The former torpedo boats of the SPRINGEREN Class; STØREN (1916-1940) and SØHUNDEN (1917-1940) had both been decommissioned in 1940.

In 1941 the SØHUNDEN was recommissioned as a floating steam unit, named Varmebåd 3 (Vb 3). The same happened to STØREN in 1942, given the name Varmebåd 2 (Vb 2).

Varmebåd 3 was scuttled August 29, 1943 in Takkeloftsgraven, while Varmebåd 2 was found sunk at the Torpedobådsbroerne just 200 meters away.

Both ships were salvaged during the summer of 1945; however, they were in such a poor condition that any repair was abandoned.

The ships where sold in 1946.

Varmebåd 3 scuttled in Søminegraven at Holmen, Copenhagen

Varmebåd 3 scuttled in Søminegraven at Holmen, Copenhagen

Varmebåd 3 scuttled in Søminegraven at Holmen, Copenhagen

...and seen a little closer

Varmebåd 2 scuttled at the Torpedobådsbroer on Holmen

Varmebåd 2 scuttled at the Torpedobådsbroer on Holmen

...the boat seen from another angel

Varmebåd 2 and Varmebåd 3 (on the outside) at Holmen after salvaging

Varmebåd 2 and Varmebåd 3 (on the outside) at Holmen after salvaging
in 1945, in the background you can see the PEDER SKRAM.

(All pictures from: UFS (Søværnets Taktik og Våbenskole,
Undervandsvåben-, Fjernkending- og Signalkursus))

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Sources:
&	Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter, Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)
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