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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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Karljohansvern Naval shipyard |
| Operators |  Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Preceded by | A class |
| Succeeded by | U class |
| In service | 1923 – 1946 |
| In commission | 1 February 1923 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Kindell, Don. "Naval Events, June 1940, Part 1 of 4 Saturday 1st – Friday 7th". Naval-History.net. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
Bibliography edit
- 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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