An item reported four Gusto type motor torpedo boats built in 1942. Displacement 65 tons, armament consisting of 1-4cm machine guns and 2 torpedo tubes. Fitted out with 3 Mercedes Benz engines, 2,850 hp horsepower and a speed of 30 knots. Crew numbered 25 men.
Note
1. Gusto was a Dutch shipyard at Schiedam and some boats were still incomplete when Germany invaded the Netherlands and were captured by the Germans. Jane’s Fighting Ships 1958-1959 mentioned the No. 3 (ex-S201) and 4 (ex-S202). displacement 35 tons, dimensions 70 x 20 x 4 feet. Armament 1-20mm gun and 3-21” torpedo tubes. Three sets Rolls Royce petrol motors and a speed of 45 knots/3,000 bhp. Crew numbered 9 men.
Source
C.I.A. report no. CIA-RDP83-00415RO12700120006-1
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