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SØBJØRNEN (1965-1990)
(In English: Sea Bear)

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN is preserved

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN is preserved, and is now at display at the Aalborg Maritime- and Navaql Museum.
(Photo: Johnny E. Balsved)

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Classification

Type:

Torpedo Boat/Fast Patrol Boat

Class:

SØLØVEN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

P510 SØLØVEN
P511 SØRIDDEREN
P513 SØHESTEN
P514 SØHUNDEN
P515 SØULVEN

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Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen

Design:

Vosper Ltd., England, as an improved version of their BRAVE Class

Laid down:

July 9, 1963

Launched:

August 19, 1964

Commissioned:

October 20, 1965

Decommissioned:

July 5, 1990

Pennant Number:

P512

Int'l Call Sign:

OVFO

Displacement:

158 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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30.33 m

7.85 m

2.15 m

Complement:

27 men (5 officers and 22 ratings and enlisted)

Propulsion:

3 ea Rolls Royce Marine Gas Turbines - 12,750 Hps.
2 ea General Motors Diesel Engines - 460 Hps.
3 ea Propellers

Range:

n/a

Armament:

1-2 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/48 LvSa (2x1)
2-4 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (4x1)
2 ea Illumination Rocket Launcher (on forward gun)

10 ea mines could be carried in stead of the torpedo tubes

After the mid 1980's, the aft 40 mm was permanently replaced by:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa

Speed:

54 knots (gas turbines)
10 knots (diesel engines)

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Notes

The FPB could be equipped as a torpedo boat with one forward gun and four torpedo tubes, or as a gun boat with two guns (forward and aft) and only two torpedo tubes.

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN is preserved, and is now at display at the Aalborg Maritime- and Navaql Museum.

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More Photos

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN

The Fast Patrol Boat SØBJØRNEN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

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Sources:

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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)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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or other information on this ship?

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please e-mail me, enclosures are welcome.
Please remember to list your sources.

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INDEX OF
NAVY SHIPS

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y

Æ

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