The
Tjeld class' were a class of fast patrol boats (FPB) designed in Norway
. They were used as
torpedo boats in Norway where this type
of vessel were called MTBs or motor
torpedo boats (motortorpedobåt). The
class were also known as the Nasty
class.
The prototype
Nasty was designed, built and tested during
the fall of 1957. The
Tjeld class was developed and
introduced by Boat Services Ltd.
A/S, Oslo
, in close
cooperation with Royal Norwegian
Navy officers with World War II
experience in Fast Patrol Boats; the chief designer being naval
architect Jan Herman Linge.
The
Norwegian Tjeld class vessels were constructed at A/S Westermoen
Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted in Mandal
.
The design
was also sold to the USA
, Greece
and West Germany
.
Six
vessels were built in the USA by John Trumpy and Sons [215176] of Annapolis, Maryland
(some parts, such as the keel and stem being
imported). The
US Navy using them as
PTF boats in the
Vietnam War.
Vessels
Prototype Nasty (1957-1974)
Royal Norwegian Navy
Twenty-two vessels were built in Norway from 1959 to 1966. This
list is of the ships in the order of launch with the year of
launch, the year the ship left the Norwegian Navy's hands and any
other information about the fate of the ship.
All the vessels are named after birds or fish (and three sea
mammals). Some of the boats were renamed as the bird names were
going to be used for the . The boats took over the names of other
Tjeld class vessels which were sold in 1981.
- (1959-1992) Renamed Sel. Transferred to Naval Reserve
and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1959-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne
, Kent, England.
- (1960-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1960-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1961-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1961-1992) Renamed Hval. Transferred to Naval Reserve
and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961-1992) Renamed Laks. Transferred to Naval Reserve
and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1961-1992) Renamed Knurr. Transferred to Naval
Reserve and used by Sea Home Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1961-?) Renamed Delfin. Transferred to Naval Reserve
and used by Sea Home Guard. Was planned to be preserved by Kværner Mandal A/S, but later sold for
scrapping.
- (1962-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1962-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1963-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1964-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1964-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1964-?) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home
Guard. Plans are currently underway for Hai
to be preserved as a museum ship in Fredrikstad
.
- (1964-1981) Sold to Stapletask Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent,
England.
- (1965-1992) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home
Guard. Sold for scrapping 1992.
- (1965-?) Transferred to Naval Reserve and used by Sea Home
Guard. Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum and
preserved as a museum ship.
- (1966-1984) Given to Friends of the Shetland bus as a preservation project, but the
project failed and the ship was given to a private person.
US Navy
14 vessels
built in Norway and sold to USA. Six
vessels built under licence in USA. This list contains the names of
the vessels, first year of service in the US Navy, the year they
left US Navy hands and any other information concerning their fate.
Six
vessels constructed in Norway and sold to Greece.
German Navy
Two vessels constructed in Norway and sold to the German Navy. They
were called
Schnellboot Nasty-Klasse Typ 152 in Germany
and served as testboats. After the tests were finished these were
transferred to the
Turkish Navy.
Turkish Navy
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