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Type 41 class patrol boat

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Spiez on display in the permanent exhibit of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
Class overview
NameType 41
BuildersWerner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
Operators Switzerland Navy
Succeeded byType 80 class patrol boat
In service1944-1983
Completed9
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Tonnage7 tonnes
Length12 m (39 ft)
Beam3.3 m (11 ft)
Draught1 m (3 ft 3 in)
PropulsionModified Hispano aircraft engine, V8 type HS 57
Speed41 km/h (22 kn)
Complement7 men (commander, helmsman, engineer, two bow gunners and two stern gunners
Armament
  • Before 1962:
  • Type 41 anti-tank gun
  • Twin anti-air guns
  • After 1962:
  • 20mm auto-cannon
  • MG 51 machine gun.

The Type 41 Class was a type of patrol boats of the Military of Switzerland, commissioned during the Second World War to patrol the border lakes of Switzerland. The class comprised nine units, commissioned between 1941 and 1944 in three series: Thun and Brienz in December 1941, Sargans, Schwyz and Unterwalden in July 1943, and Spiez, Bönigen and Brunnen in April 1944; Furthermore, the prototype Uri was also commissioned.[1] They remained in service until late 1983, when they were replaced by the more modern Type 80 (Aquarius class). In 1962, the units of the class were upgraded with an electric generator, radars and radios, and had their armament upgraded: the 24 mm Type 41 anti-tank rifle—not a personal weapon at 74 kg (163 lb)[2]—at the bow was replaced by a 20mm autocannon, and the twin anti-air MG 38 machine guns at the stern were replaced by an MG 51 machine gun.

When not on active duty in the military, the units were operated by the border patrol of the Customs office.

Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Launched: 1941
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Launched: 1943
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Launched: 1943
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Launched: 1944
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Fate: On display in the permanent exhibit of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
Begun:
Launched: 1944
Completed:
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Builder: Werner Risch AG, Zürich-Wolishofen
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Launched: 1944
Completed:
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References

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  1. ^ History, pbooturi.ch
  2. ^ Tom Murphy (17 September 2019). "The Swiss Army's First Mass Anti-Tank Rifle The Tankbüchse (Tb) 41 24mm". Small Arms Defense Journal.
  3. ^ Swiss Museum of Transport

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