Zack 1940
| Captured Norwegian Torpedobater Kl. I Trygg |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Marinens Hovedverft. Horten, 1917 |
| Launched: |
31.05.1919 |
| Commissioned: |
1919 (01.08.1940 in German services) |
| Fate: |
capsized 23.10.1944 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
256 t |
| Length: |
53,00 m |
| Beam: |
5,50 m |
| Draft: |
2,00 m |
| Armament: |
1 x 7,6 cm; 1-2 x 2 cm; 2 MG; 2-4 x 45,5 cm torpedoes |
| Performance: |
3500 shp, 25kn |
History
The two old Norwegian torpedo boats Trygg
and Snogg
were both captured after the German invasion of Norway.
Trygg
was beached after an air attack on 25.04.1940 at Isfjorden. Recovered by the German troops between May and July 1940, it was put into service again on 01.08.1940 as Zick
. Used as a patrol boat, it was renamed several times, on 01.01.1941 to V5503
, on 20.05.1942 to V5501
, on 13.11.1943 to NB20
and on 01.06.1944 to V5506
. On 23.10.1944 it capsized after an air attack in the Hjeltefjord.
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