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BILLE
(1948-1959)

(In English:
n/a)
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Torpedo Boat BILLE.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal
Danish Naval Museum)
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Specifications |
Built by: |
Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen |
Design: |
Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen |
Laid down: |
September 14, 1943 |
Launched: |
September 21, 1946 |
Commissioned: |
November 15, 1948 |
Decommissioned: |
April 1, 1959 |
Pennant Number: |
T11, from April 1, 1951: P570 |
Int'l Call Sign: |
OVCI |
Displacement: |
398 tons, as patrol boat: 402 tons |
Dimensions: |
Length: |
Beam: |
Draught: |
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63.90 m |
6.38 m |
2.33 m |
Complement: |
70 men (7 officers and 63 ratings),
after refit 65 men (7 officers og 58
ratings) |
Propulsion: |
2 ea Danish Atlas Steam Turbines 6,900 Hps
2 ea Propellers |
Range: |
445 nautical miles 29,4 knots |
Armament: |
3 ea
37 mm Gun
Pk L/80 M/30
(1x2 and 1x1 in the first three, 3x1 in last three)
3/2 ea
20 mm Machine Gun
Mk M/42
LvSa (3/2x1)
6 ea 452 mm Torpedo Tubes (2x3)
From 1950/51:
2/3 ea
40 mm Machine Gun
Mk M/36
LvSa (2/3x1)
3/2 ea
20 mm Machine Gun
Mk M/42
LvSa (3/2x1)
From 1954/56:
3 ea
40 mm
Machine Gun Mk M/48 LvSa (3x1)
2 ea
20 mm Machine Gun
Mk M/42
LvSa (2x1)
Additional:
2 ea Depth Charge Mortars
2 ea Depth Charge Launcher (21 Depth Charges)
35-40 ea Mines (rails on side deck) |
Speed: |
29.4 knots |
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Sources: |
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Flådens skibe 1950, by R. Steen Steensen,
Det Schønbergske Forlag, Copenhagen, 1950 |
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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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Torpedobåde gennem 100 år - Det danske
torpedobådsvåben 1879-1979, by Hans Garde & Hans Chr.
Bjerg, Marinehistorisk Selskab, Copenhagen,
1979 (ISBN 87-87720-02-7) |
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Vore Torpedobaade gennem 75 Aar, by R. Steen Steensen,
Marinehistorisk Selskab, Copenhagen, 1953 |
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44You
are also referred to the
Naval Bibliography |

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