Vedette Lance Torpilles Prototype 40K A succesfull design with a complicated career |
Testruns over 40kn English channel |
Type 40K |
Schnellboot Ausland S.A.2 AND S.A.3 A Journey from Mediterranean sea to Norway. Occupied France 1941, Two 40K built in Antibes, German captured and redesignated S.A.2 &S.A.3 receive marching orders to Norway to support German naval operations Only one makes it back to France, on the way back S.A.3 runs aground at Borsmose Denmark and is demolished |
Le Havre Aug.1941 SA-2 40K 8 Antibes on the right side SA-3 40K 9 Antibes SA-4 40K10 Antibes |
Seine Patrol Paris-Le Havre |
Den Helder Holland on the way to Norway |
Mistakenly shot at by Friendly coastguard, who thought they were Britisch MTB's in Deutsche Bucht |
Der Rudergänger Walter Burkhard |
Komdt.und Hi wärend der Fahrt |
Route stop and a haircut In Kiel |
Horten Norway Luftwaffewerfft |
20mm AA machinegun and depthcharges mounted |
Horten Norway today |
FleckenFjord Norway |
Old Steamboat pier Eie,Hidrasund Exactly the same after 75 years |
Bergen, Norway |
Other 40K versions Luftwaffe FLUGSICHERUNGSBOOT Seenotsrettungsdienst www.luftwaffe-zur-see.de Fl.F Nofretete Fl.F Jupiter Fl.F Mars Fl.F Wettin Fl.F Wettin and Nofretete have noticable difference in superstructure |
Romano Antibes |
Chantiers Navals Sartrouville 1 of 4 warfts where 40K where made |
Chantiers Navals Meulan |
40K production at Meulan below a picture taken at Meulan in the 50's |
Post war production at Meulan |
"Selection" "La marque de satisfaction" Meccanaval This wooden construction kit was manufactured and sold in France in the 50's and 60's as Vedette Lance Torpilles with the marker 27 |
Model Fl.F "Mars" made by Cris König |
this one has been restored by Felix |
My personal French Ebay find,pretty beat |
I hope to find a nicer looking model, so |
Russians and Czechs, ......Never mind copyright |
Even on Warthunder soon? |
But never produced in UK!🙄 And not British made |
Evolution French fast attack craft programme |
Post-war French Navy TypeVR based on 40K Used on Rhine Patrol |
USA fast crafts Simultanios with several British Fast Boats Developements like the famous Thornycroft,British Powerboat Company, and Vosper, USA companys Elco and Higgins developed their famous PT-Boat line,also Poland,Finland and Italy where involved in joint venture projects of similar construction and propulsion techniques,using multilayered diagonal planked wooden hull and triple or quadrupal use of redesigned aircraft engines. Pictures below show similar design and specs derrivates from British plans of late 30's |
Higgins 63ft 2xPackard V12 Simular manufacturing proces up until 1956 |
85Ft Higgins |
Polish S1 Scigacze Developed in joint venture with British designers in 1937 |
The Locations on the Seine today |
FIN suggestions or questions? please mail me dv8r@ziggo.nl If you have any further information about 40K or modelism please contact me |
d.tjalsma@ziggo.nl |