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WILLEMOES
(1947-1966)
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Classification |
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Type: |
Large Torpedo Boat |
Class: |
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Other Ships |
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Specifications |
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Built by: |
Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen |
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Design: |
Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen |
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Laid down: |
July 3, 1942 |
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Launched: |
March 17, 1943 |
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Commissioned: |
May 24, 1947 |
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Decommissioned: |
January 11, 1966 |
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Pennant Number: |
T2, from 04/01/1951: D321, from 09/01/1958: P521 |
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Int'l Call Sign: |
OVCB |
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Displacement: |
901 tons |
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Dimensions: |
Length: |
Beam: |
Draught: |
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86.51 m |
8.50 m |
3.25 m |
Complement: |
108 men (11 officers and 97 ratings and enlisted) |
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Propulsion: |
2 ea Steam Turbines 24,000 Hps |
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Range: |
1,600 nautical miles at 12 knots |
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Armament: |
2 x
105 mm
Gun K M/40 Sa (2x1)
*) From 1951:
2 x
105 mm
Gun K M/40 Sa (2x1) From 1955:
2 x
105 mm
Gun K M/40 Sa (2x1)
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Ships were intended to carry 120 mm Guns. |
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Speed: |
36.3 knots |
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Notes |
The ships were originally named AARHUS and AALBORG, but later the same year (1939) the names were changed to NYMFEN and NAJADEN, under which names the ships were launched 1943. The unfinished hulls were laid up at Holmen in Copenhagen after August 29, 1943, and were not finished by the Germans. In October 1945 it was decided that the skips should carry the names HUITFELDT and WILLEMOES in stead. |
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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