Enern, Femern and Toern
These whalers were originally part of a Norwegian whalerfleet with the factoryship Solglimt. After the raider Penguin captured a complete whalerfleet in the southern atlantic, the hunt for whales virtually ceased and the ships were put to other uses. These whalers were in New Orleans in 1940, where they were hired as patrolvessel in the Dutch West Indies.
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| Toern at sea |
| Construction details | |||
| Enern | Femern | Toern | |
| Dockyard | Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo | Framnes Mekaniske Versted A/S, Sandefjord | Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo |
| Owner | A/S Thor Dahl in Sandefjord | ||
| Commissioned | 1929 (mercantile) July 5 1940 (RNN) |
1932 (mercantile) July 5 1940 (RNN) |
1929 (mercantile) July 5 1940 (RNN) |
| Pennants | LDHR (mercantile) | LDHT (mercantile) | LDHW (mercantile) |
| History | Returned to owners on August 21 1945 in St. Johns, Canada | Picked up 8 survivors from the Norwegian tanker "Lise" on May 13 1942. The ship had been sunk by U-69 the previous day. Returned to owners on August 21 1945 in St. Johns, Canada | Returned to owners on August 21 1945 in St. Johns, Canada |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | Enern/Toern: 248 gross tons Femern: 257 gross tons |
| Crew | 15 |
| Dimensions | 35,23 x 7,24 m |
| Armament | 1 x 75 mm 2 x .30 Lewis MG |
| Additional | LL-minesweeping gear against magnetic mines. |
| ASW | Asdic 4 depthcharges |
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| Enern | Femern | Toern | |
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| Machinery | |||
| Shafts | |||
| Performance | 776 hp | 775 hp | 765 hp |
| Range | |||
| Speed | 10,5 knots | ||
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Thanks to Ben Olmeijer and Siri Lawson
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