Eidechse 1940
| Laid down as Norwegian torpedobater Kl. II Oern |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Marinens Hovedverft Horten, 1903 |
| Launched: |
08.12.1903 |
| Commissioned: |
1905 (19.04.1940 in German services) |
| Fate: |
scrapped 1946 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
75 t |
| Length: |
36,15 m |
| Beam: |
4,50 m |
| Draft: |
1,90 m |
| Armament: |
2 x 3,7 cm; 1 MG; 6 depth charges |
| Performance: |
1000 shp,15 kn |
History
Two small older torpedo boats of the design 1903 were captured by German troops after to occupation of Norway.
The Oern
was captured while being under repairs in Horten. Commissioned in April 1940 as Schlange
, the boat deserted to Sweden on 16.04.1945. After the war it was given back to Norway where it was scrapped in 1946.
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