Profile drawing of Tarantel
107 tDisplacement
39,90 mLength
24,5 knSpeed
1900 (21.09.1940 in German services)Service 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 Brand was renamed to Tarantel and served as a patrol boat until the end of the war. It was scrapped in Norway in 1946.

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
Marinen Hovedverft Horten, 1898
Launched
22.09.1898
Commissioned
1900 (21.09.1940 in German services)
Fate
scrapped 1946