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Johnny E. Balsved

Data Sheet

Service

CO's

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Classification

Type:

Mineship, from January 1, 1951 minelayer

Class:

n/a

Other Ships
in Class:

None

Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen

Design:

n/a

Laid down:

October or November 2, 1939

Launched:

March 30, 1940

Commissioned:

November 8, 1940

Decommissioned:

February 5, 1970

Pennant Number:

N39

Int'l Call Sign:

OVKL

Displacement:

644.9 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

53.49 m

8.80 m

2.44 m

Complement:

66 men (8 officers, 58 ratings and enlisted), later 58 men

Propulsion:

n/a

Range:

663 nautical miles at 13.9 knots

Armament:

1946-1951:

2 ea 75 mm Gun M/07-12 Sa M/34-38 (2x1)
3 ea 20 mm Machine Guns Mk M/41 LvSa (3x1)
2 ea 8 mm Light Machine Gun M/24 (removed late 40's)

1951-1959:

1 ea 75 mm Gun M/07-12 Sa M/34-38 (2x1)
3 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/36 LvSa (3x1)

From 1959:

2 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/36 LvSa (2x1)

Additional:

138 ea mines

Speed:

13.9 knots

Notes

The mine layer LINDORMEN became the navy's last steam driven vessel.

Sources:

&

Da Danmarks Flaade blev sænket, by F. H. Kjølsen, Commander s.g., H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1945

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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)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography