Norwegian B-class submarine

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B-2, B-3 & B-4.jpg
The B-class submarines B-2, B-3 and B-4 at quay in Norway
Class overview
Builders Karljohansvern Naval shipyard
OperatorsFlag of Norway, state.svg  Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by A class
Succeeded by U class
In service1923 1946
In commission1 February 1923
Completed6
Lost1
Retired5
General characteristics
Type Submarine
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.

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Boats

B-4 near Tonsberg Norsk undervannsbat "B4" - Telemark politikammer vol.2 - 32.jpg
B-4 near Tønsberg

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.

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