TM-51 class

TM-51 on May 24 1940 in Britain

Construction details
Name	TM-51 - TM-61
Dockyard	TM-51:	British Power Boat, Hythe
	TM-52 - TM-61	Gusto, Schiedam
Laid down	TM-51	1939
	TM-52 - TM-61	1940
Launched	TM-51:	1939
	TM 52 / 53:	1940
	TM-54 - TM-61:	1940 / 1941
Commissioned	TM-51:	November 6 1939
	TM 52 / 53:	August 1940
	TM-54 - TM-61:	December 1941 / September 1942
Status	Histories

Specifications
	TM-51 - TM-53	TM-54 - TM-61
Displacement	32 tons	57 tons
Dimensions	21,34 x 6,1 x 1,4 m	28 (oa) x 4,3 x 1,2 m
Crew	9 - 10	21 - 25
Main armament	2 x 20 mm Hispano Suiza*	2 x 20 mm
Torpedoes	4 x 17 " tubes	2 x 21" tubes
* TM-51 also had 1 extra 20 mm Oerlikon added

Propulsion details
	TM-51 - TM-53	TM-54 - TM-61
Boilers	-	-
Machinery	3 Rolls Royce petrol	3 Daimler Benz diesels
Shafts	3	3
Range		350 miles @ 30 knots
Bunkerage		9,25 tons
Performance	3000 - 3300 hp	2100 - 2850 hp
Max Speed	39 - 42 knots	30 - 34 knots

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