Though much larger and better armed than its predecessors, the cigar-shaped 1. and 2. class torpedo boats, the Trygg class was far from modern when it was called upon during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.
The class was named after its first ship, the Trygg - "trygg" is Norwegian for rugged, safe, stable, secure, dependable.[2]
The Trygg class had a fairly substantial armament for being small ships of relatively early design. Each carried two 76 mm main guns, an Oerlikon 20mmautocannon for anti-aircraft defence, as well as two twin 45 cm torpedo tubes. Combined with a reasonable speed of 25 knots (46 km/h) and excellent manoeuvrability this enabled the Trygg class vessels to operate effectively both in cooperation with other naval units and on their own. Their operations were however limited mostly to coastal waters as they were not very seaworthy or stable platforms, having been constructed for operations close to land.[3] In the fighting that followed the German invasion on 9 April 1940 the Trygg class would see first line action as these ships were often all that was available to the Norwegian forces.
In 1932, the Norwegian Labour Party made public a proposal crafted by Fredrik Monsen, that the armed forces be dissolved entirely and replaced by a "civil guard". The civil guard would include 18 Trygg class vessels, with the armament of two 76 mm main guns and two twin 45 cm torpedo tubes retained.[4]Olaf Kullmann and Erik Anker Steen had contributed to the "civil guard" concept with advice from a naval perspective.[5]
Fatesedit
All three Trygg vessels were lost during the Second World War, one while in Norwegian service and two after having been pressed into service as Torpedoboot Ausland[6] by their German captors.
Trygg (launched 31 May 1919[7]), commanded by lieutenant Frantz W. Munster, played an instrumental part in the defence of the Romsdalsfjord area in northern Vestlandet. She defended ship traffic and supported allied landings in the Molde - Åndalsnes area (Åndalsnes landings) until being hit by a German bomb on 25 April 1940, sinking in shallow waters the next day.[8]Trygg was salvaged by the Germans in the fall of 1940 and put into service as the patrol boat Zick.[9] The Zick was sunk off Bergen on 23 October 1944 by British planes.
Snøgg (launched 2 September 1920[10]), commanded by captain N. H. Simensen, operated out of Florø during the Norwegian Campaign and was captured there on 5 May. As the Germans approached the town they made threats to bomb it to the ground should the Royal Norwegian Navy vessels there try to escape.[10] After being taken over by the Germans she was renamed Zack[11] and put into Kriegsmarine service as a patrol boat in occupied Norway. On 1 September 1943 Zack ran aground in the Alverstraumen narrows off Bergen and sank during salvage attempts five days later. The wreck was later raised and scrapped.
Stegg (launched 16 June 1921[12]), commanded by lieutenant H. M. Hansen, had a brief and intense service in the Norwegian Campaign. She operated in the Hardangerfjord, defending it against enemy forces and taking two German merchants as prizes on 12 and 17 April. Being the most capable allied warship in her area of operation she was constantly racing back and forth patrolling the fjord and responding to reports, mostly unfounded, of hostile activity. The end for Stegg came on 20 April when she was engaged by two Kriegsmarine warships while anchored at Herøysund, blowing up as flames reached her munitions at 0630hrs. She was a total loss, but only formally stricken and sold for scrapping 24 June 1949.[12]
The German names for Trygg and Snøgg were basically word play, especially when seen together: Zick and Zack means 'Zigzag' in German.[13]
Ørvik, Nils (1960). Solidaritet eller nøytralitet?. Sikkerhetspolitikken 1920–1939 (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: J. G. Tanum.
Sivertsen, Svein Carl, ed. (1999). Jageren Sleipner i Romsdalsfjord sjøforsvarsdistrikt april 1940 (in Norwegian). Hundvåg: Sjømilitære Samfund ved Norsk Tidsskrift for Sjøvesen.
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The Trygg class was the third and last class of torpedo boats to be built for the Royal Norwegian Navy The three Trygg ships were constructed from 1919 to 1921 at Moss Verft in Moss Trygg and Horten naval yard Snogg and Stegg All three Trygg class torpedo boats at some point before the Second World War Class overviewBuildersMoss Verft in Moss Trygg and Horten naval yard Snogg and Stegg OperatorsRoyal Norwegian NavyPreceded by2 class torpedo boatSucceeded byNo further torpedo boat classes in the Royal Norwegian NavyIn service31 May 1919 24 June 1949In commission31 May 1919CompletedTrygg Snogg and SteggActive3Lost3General characteristicsDisplacement256 tons 1 Length53 00 m 173 88 ft Beam5 50 m 18 04 ft Draught1 58 m 5 18 ft Propulsion3 600 shp oil fuelled steam turbineSpeed25 knots 46 km h Complement33 officers and ratings ArmamentAs built 2 76 mm guns 1 20 mm Oerlikon AA gun 2 double 45 cm torpedo tubesThough much larger and better armed than its predecessors the cigar shaped 1 and 2 class torpedo boats the Trygg class was far from modern when it was called upon during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 The class was named after its first ship the Trygg trygg is Norwegian for rugged safe stable secure dependable 2 Contents 1 Capabilities 2 Fates 3 Notes 4 BibliographyCapabilities editThe Trygg class had a fairly substantial armament for being small ships of relatively early design Each carried two 76 mm main guns an Oerlikon 20mm autocannon for anti aircraft defence as well as two twin 45 cm torpedo tubes Combined with a reasonable speed of 25 knots 46 km h and excellent manoeuvrability this enabled the Trygg class vessels to operate effectively both in cooperation with other naval units and on their own Their operations were however limited mostly to coastal waters as they were not very seaworthy or stable platforms having been constructed for operations close to land 3 In the fighting that followed the German invasion on 9 April 1940 the Trygg class would see first line action as these ships were often all that was available to the Norwegian forces In 1932 the Norwegian Labour Party made public a proposal crafted by Fredrik Monsen that the armed forces be dissolved entirely and replaced by a civil guard The civil guard would include 18 Trygg class vessels with the armament of two 76 mm main guns and two twin 45 cm torpedo tubes retained 4 Olaf Kullmann and Erik Anker Steen had contributed to the civil guard concept with advice from a naval perspective 5 Fates editAll three Trygg vessels were lost during the Second World War one while in Norwegian service and two after having been pressed into service as Torpedoboot Ausland 6 by their German captors Trygg launched 31 May 1919 7 commanded by lieutenant Frantz W Munster played an instrumental part in the defence of the Romsdalsfjord area in northern Vestlandet She defended ship traffic and supported allied landings in the Molde Andalsnes area Andalsnes landings until being hit by a German bomb on 25 April 1940 sinking in shallow waters the next day 8 Trygg was salvaged by the Germans in the fall of 1940 and put into service as the patrol boat Zick 9 The Zick was sunk off Bergen on 23 October 1944 by British planes Snogg launched 2 September 1920 10 commanded by captain N H Simensen operated out of Floro during the Norwegian Campaign and was captured there on 5 May As the Germans approached the town they made threats to bomb it to the ground should the Royal Norwegian Navy vessels there try to escape 10 After being taken over by the Germans she was renamed Zack 11 and put into Kriegsmarine service as a patrol boat in occupied Norway On 1 September 1943 Zack ran aground in the Alverstraumen narrows off Bergen and sank during salvage attempts five days later The wreck was later raised and scrapped Stegg launched 16 June 1921 12 commanded by lieutenant H M Hansen had a brief and intense service in the Norwegian Campaign She operated in the Hardangerfjord defending it against enemy forces and taking two German merchants as prizes on 12 and 17 April Being the most capable allied warship in her area of operation she was constantly racing back and forth patrolling the fjord and responding to reports mostly unfounded of hostile activity The end for Stegg came on 20 April when she was engaged by two Kriegsmarine warships while anchored at Heroysund blowing up as flames reached her munitions at 0630hrs She was a total loss but only formally stricken and sold for scrapping 24 June 1949 12 The German names for Trygg and Snogg were basically word play especially when seen together Zick and Zack means Zigzag in German 13 Notes edit Abelsen 1986 168 170 Trygg Webster s Online Dictionary Retrieved 5 February 2009 Johannesen 1988 84 Orvik 1960 128 129 Orvik 1960 130 Emmerich Michael Torpedoboote Ausland German Naval History Retrieved 5 February 2009 Abelsen 1988 170 Sivertsen 1999 61 62 Emmerich Michael Zick German Naval History Retrieved 5 February 2009 a b Abelsen 1988 168 Emmerich Michael Zack German Naval History Retrieved 5 February 2009 a b Abelsen 1988 169 Zick Zack Beolingus Chemnitz University of Technology Retrieved 5 February 2009 Bibliography editAbelsen Frank 1986 Norwegian naval ships 1939 1945 in Norwegian and English Oslo Sem amp Stenersen AS ISBN 82 7046 050 8 Johannesen Folke Hauger 1988 Ga pa eller ga under in Norwegian Oslo Faktum Forlag AS ISBN 82 540 0113 8 Orvik Nils 1960 Solidaritet eller noytralitet Sikkerhetspolitikken 1920 1939 in Norwegian Vol 1 Oslo J G Tanum Sivertsen Svein Carl ed 1999 Jageren Sleipner i Romsdalsfjord sjoforsvarsdistrikt april 1940 in Norwegian Hundvag Sjomilitaere Samfund ved Norsk Tidsskrift for Sjovesen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trygg class torpedo boat amp oldid 1089346440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
