The B-class submarines B-2, B-3 and B-4 at quay in Norway
Class overview
BuildersKarljohansvern Naval shipyard
Operators Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded byA class
Succeeded byU class
In service1923 1946
In commission1 February 1923
Completed6
Lost1
Retired5
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 365 tons surfaced
  • 545 tons submerged
Length51 m (167 ft)
Beam5.3 m (17 ft)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Sulzer 900 shp (670 kW) diesel engines
  • 2 × 700 shp (520 kW) electric engines
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.9 knots (16.5 km/h) dived
Range
  • 2,900 nmi (5,400 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h) surfaced
  • 150 nmi (280 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged
Complement23
Armament

The B-class submarines were a class of six vessels of the US L class built on licence at Karljohansvern naval shipyard in Horten, Norway from 1922 to 1929 and deployed by the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Boats

B-4 near Tønsberg
  • B-1 (19221946) Escaped to the United Kingdom 8 June 1940.
  • B-2 (19231940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
  • B-3 (19231940) Scuttled in Alsvåg, Vesterålen 10 June 1940 by its own crew to prevent capture by the Germans. Ordered to escape to the UK, but prevented by battery explosion.[1]
  • B-4 (19231940) Captured by the Germans at Filtvet on 10 April.
  • B-5 (19291940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
  • B-6 (19291940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 May under threat of bombing of the port of Florø.

See also

References

  1. Kindell, Don. "Naval Events, June 1940, Part 1 of 4 Saturday 1st – Friday 7th". Naval-History.net. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

Bibliography

  • Abelsen, Frank (1986). Norwegian naval ships 19391945 (in Norwegian and English). Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS. ISBN 82-7046-050-8.


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