Operating from camouflaged and atom bombproof shelters, carved out of solid rock, Swedish motor torpedo boats have both conventional attack and second strike capability; new craft, ordered from different yards, have displacement of 190 tons, length of 139 ft 5 1/4 in., and breadth of 23 ft 3 3/4 in.; 3 Bristol Siddeley Proteus gas turbines, developing 4310 shp each, will give speed in excess of 40 knots; bridge is totally enclosed so that craft can operate in areas contaminated by nuclear fallout, and radar scanner is shielded by plastic dome; antiaircraft gun, rocket launchers, and torpedo tubes are fitted.
New torpedo boats for Royal Swedish navy
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 103 , n 17
1964
Article (Journal)
English
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