Royal Danish Navy Fast Patrol Boats - 2014

[roelius]

Two Fast Patrol Boats of the Royal Danish Navy, SØHESTEN (Sea Horse) P513 (1966-1990) and SØHUNDEN (Sea Dog) P514 (1966-1990), are floating somewhere in Belgium.

Today:

abandoned

...In their glory:

Propulsion:

3 Rolls Royce Marine Gas Turbines - 12,750 Hps.

2 General Motors Diesel Engines - 460 Hps.

3 Propellers

Speed :

54 knots (gas turbines)

10 knots (diesel engines)

Armament :

1-2 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/48 LvSa (2x1)

2-4 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (4x1)

2 ea Illumination Rocket Launcher (on forward gun)

10 ea mines could be carried in stead of the torpedo tubes

After the mid 1980's, the aft 40 mm was permanently replaced by:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa

Complement:

27 men (5 officers and 22 ratings and enlisted)

The FPB could be equipped as a torpedo boat with one forward gun and four torpedo tubes, or as a gun boat with two guns (forward and aft) and only two torpedo tubes.

 

[Nelly]

That's way different. Love it!!!

 

[TrevBish.co.uk]

Well done! Great Pics!

 

[Silent Night]

something out of the norm like nelly said love it great set to go with a cool location

 

[skeleton key]

Cool shots & a nice write up.

Ive always liked the look of these

 

[Lara]

I like this a lot! Thanks for sharing

 

[shaddam]

different ! very nicely done

 

[Bungal]

great stufff

 

[The_Raw]

These look fantastic, excellent stuff