VARGSUND minelayers (1945/1948)
Vargsund 1952
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Vargsund (ex-LCT...) | N35 | UK | 1945 | 1945 // 1948 | stricken 1970 | ||
| Reinøysund (ex-LCT...) | N36 | UK | 1945 | 1945 // 1948 | stricken 1970 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
350 |
|
Displacement full, t |
640 |
|
Length, m |
57.1 |
|
Breadth, m |
11.8 |
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Draught, m |
1.36 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Paxman diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
920 |
|
Max speed, kts |
10 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 51 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1100(8) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 80 mines |
| Electronic equipment | |
|
Complement |
12 |
Project history: Former RN LCT(4) class landing craft, transferred to Norway and converted to auxiliary minelayers.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015