Norwegian B-class submarine
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.
 The B-class submarines B-2, B-3 and B-4 at quay in Norway | |
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| Builders: | Karljohansvern Naval shipyard |
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| Preceded by: | A class |
| Succeeded by: | U class |
| In service: | 1923 – 1946 |
| In commission: | 1 February 1923 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 5 |
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| Type: | Submarine |
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| Length: | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Beam: | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
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| Complement: | 23 |
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Boats
B-4 near Tønsberg
- B-1 (1922–1946) Escaped to the United Kingdom 8 June 1940.
- B-2 (1923–1940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
- B-3 (1923–1940) 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 (1923–1940) Captured by the Germans at Filtvet on 10 April.
- B-5 (1929–1940) Captured by the Germans at Fiskå on 11 April.
- B-6 (1929–1940) Surrendered to German troops on 18 May under threat of bombing of the port of Florø.
See also
- List of ship classes of the Second World War
References
- 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 1939–1945 (in Norwegian and English). Oslo: Sem & Stenersen AS. ISBN 82-7046-050-8.
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