Profile drawing of Kürassier
107 tDisplacement
39,90 mLength
24,5 knSpeed
1896Service status

Wartime history

Capture and fate

Among the old Norwegian torpedo boats that were captured by German troops after the invasion, was a group of four ships, based on a German Schichau design. The Delfin was renamed to Kürassier and served as a patrol boat until the end of the war. It was scrapped in Norway in 1947.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, weapons and machinery.

Dimensions

Displacement
107 t
Length
39,90 m
Beam
4,80 m
Draft
2,15 m

Armament

Main battery
2 x 3,7 cm, 1-2 MG
Depth charges
6 depth charges

Performance

Machinery and speed
1300 shp, 24,5 kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
Schichau Elbing 1895
Launched
1895
Commissioned
1896
Fate
scrapped 1947