Motor Torpedo Boat T42
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This is T42, a Swedish Motor Torpedo Boat.
A model made by SEMO (Sven E Truedsson Modellflygindustri AB): This is from their catalog 1976:
Specification
Length: 930 mm (36 inch)
Width: 230 mm
T42 is a 1:25 scale model of the Swedish Motor Torpedo Boat T42 class. It was build by Kockums in 1956.
I built this model more than 50 years ago, and now I will refurbish it to be a test bench for various electronics projects.
T42 is a Swedish Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB). It was built in 1959 at Kockums. With her V-bottom, she also represented the most advanced and modern MTB series.
Motor Torpedo Boat T42
Generally
Type: Motor Torpedo Boat
Class: T42
Vessel number: T42
History
Kockums Shipyard - launched in 1956
Technical data
Length: 23 m
Width: 5.9 m
Draft: 1.4 m
Displacement: 45 tons
Machines: 3 pcs Isotta Fraschini IF184C, each of 1,500 hp and 2 Ford V8 85 Hp
Speed: 45 knots
Crew: 16
Armament
2 x 53 cm torpedos or 4 x mines
40 mm antiaircraft gun Bofors m/36
2 x double machine guns m/36
57 mm flares on the foredeck
Depth charges
