Torpedoboat T121 Spica and Missileboat R142 Ystad. 16may 2015

Riding with torpedoboat T121 Spica, at 08:41 R142 Ystad starting up for the next group.
16may 2015. Stockholm, Sweden.
Torpedoboat T 121 Spica ( www.t121spica.se/ )
Missileboat R 142 Ystad ( www.robotbatar.se/in-english/ )

[@grahamj9101]

I've only just come across this. Those three jetpipes in the transom of the boat are the exhausts of three Bristol Siddleley Marine Proteus gas turbines, adapted from the turboprop engines that powered the 'Whispering Giant', the Bristol Britannia airliner. As a young designer, I worked on those engines after they had to adopt the name Rolls-Royce.

[@patallen5095]

Beautiful, sleek and fast! Loved the fast reverse off the dock! Keep hunting those Ruskies!!!

[@marcelwesterlund9374]

I trained on one of these. Impressive boats. During war they can make up to 62 knots with their impressive 3 gas turbo engines.

[@walterquick8649]

WOW!!! your a lucky SHIPMATE

[@einar8019]

@@zeffez8161 they left service in 2005

[@fredrikhagberg8157]

Kul att se! Spenderade ganska precis ett år på Ystad, hela 1996. Torpedmekaniker. Hade skit kul och mycket äventyr! Speciell känsla att köra fullt på tre maskiner inomskärs en mörk natt i november :) Kul att skutan lever än!

[@lennartgustafsson1252]

Jag är avund på dig .

[@peterwenke7273]

I can remember when I were a schoolboy back in the early 1960th the German 'Bundesmarine' had two Swedish fast patrol boats, fired by gas turbines, they were named 'HUGIN' & 'MUNIN'.

[@taisdhoi]

Fabulous Spica1 and Spica 2. I like these speed boat : ) Tks for this vidéo. A+

[@drianmortiz9375]

Very impressive type of small surface combat vessel, i cannot believe that this naval wonder is no longer in the active service anymore, i think this fighting lady can still served in any particular Navies in the world.

[@zoom5024]

We have a tendency in Sweden to scrap things for the military that would still be a good asset.

[@JH-lo9ut]

We'll sell you the good stuff, or no stuff at all.

[@NoNo-ce8xb]

@@zoom5024 you guys also tend to throw demonic festivals because of a train.

[@niklasbengtsson1299]

Did my service on the sistership HMS Västerås. Bring back memories

[@georgeswindoll9138]

Magnificent lines, great speed!!!!!

[@shaunerixon5125]

My father served on the Spica during the Sea Trials, and first 3 years of operation. The crew failed to break her.

[@maddog9659]

Fire breathing monster, most badass of all time

[@lyndonsia5868]

You have the best boat. It is very tactical and deadly. Mabuhay Sweden.

[@rjrestorationstation4402]

I do believe that the Vikings would be VERY proud!!!

[@MojoDevirus]

Beautiful boat with beautiful lines.

[@luisalizondo4973]

Bästa båten någonsin

[@jorerk1]

From the beginning even the firepump was a 60 bhp Rover gasturbine and the two generators was 90 bhp. These were later changed to two MTU turbines, If I remeber right they were about 250 bhp. Then one of the MTUs was replaced of a normal diesel engine.

[@init100]

That sounds far too low. The ships are powered by three gas turbines, with each providing around 4500 hp, for a total of around 13500 hp (around 10 MW). Edit: Ah, you were talking about just the generators. Well, I don't know about them.

[@DukeCronenwerth]

40 Knoten ist ja schon eine Hausnummer. Respekt

[@fredtedstedman]

Beautiful and impressive craft .WAles UK Thanks for sharing !

[@Focusonbehind]

Beautiful!

[@jasonhw6428]

This boat has enormous fire power for its size.

[@mister-v-3086]

That was MY Impression: torpedo tubes, rocket/missile tubes AND a gun -- a real triple-threat! I'd hate to have it angry at me!!

[@Pectopah123]

@@mister-v-3086 + 30 sea mines. 👍

[@praeparatus_supervivet]

Only a sonar that is missing, but the noise it makes would be an issue maybe. 🤣 The corvettes that were built after these came with built in sonar and can use towed sonar. I think the Göteborg class is still in use with two remaining ships right? But the latest is Visby stealth corvettes of course. Still love these old torpedo and robot boats though.

[@benoitnadeau5845]

@@praeparatus_supervivet Towed sonar might be incompatible with those turbine 3 exhausts... i might be wrong too.

[@praeparatus_supervivet]

@@benoitnadeau5845 yeah the stockholm and Gothenburg class corvettes that came later were quieter since they didn't have this type of propulsion. The latest stealth corvette class Visby uses water jet.

[@rustymotor]

Amazing patrol boats! Looks like people can take a trip on them? I wonder if tours are still available these days, that would be amazing to have a ride on one!

[@Stoyon]

I was just on a trip on Spica this saturday, it was a trip were they ran together with Ystad, so yeah they still offer trips!

[@bo2web]

The greatest for water-ski !

[@SpecialNoob27]

By far one of the best ship I've ever seen

[@Pectopah123]

Heja Sverige. Du gamla du fria...👍

[@jhunalmero8891]

Wow the Philippines need this type of boats to patrol our territories

[@Scriptorsilentum]

the swedes would likely prove a very rude shock to someone looking to make trouble with them. beautiful ship. beautiful.

[@Tramseskumbanan]

scriptorsilentum Me Nemo Impune Lacessit.

[@fredtedstedman]

4:35 feels like the speed of being on a train, the way the scenery gets nearer !!! Wales UK.

[@fredtedstedman]

Svenskarna vet hur man har kul !!!! Wales UK

[@coskuntoktamis]

FANTASTIC,,,,,

[@jacobsparry8525]

Very cool to watched. What kind ofed engine do thosed boats use? Pretty neat to watched the fire belched out ofed the backed end!! Ifed I did see that coming up to behind be I would geted very nervous. All so what missiles does it shoot?

[@crazyswedegamer2417]

JacobsParry Robot 15 missiles.

[@Gotster]

3 Bristol gasturbines (jets) 4500hp each

[@jayfelsberg1931]

*Looking at RBS-15s and wondering where is the button?*

[@dawidsmalberger2507]

Looks like great coastal patrol boats, but obviously not blue water boats. Still impressive boats that is ideal for the Swedish situation. Fast and slick.

[@Pow3llMorgan]

If you've seen the Swedish coast lines, in particular the Skärgård, which for example Stockholm is situated in, you'll soon see they aren't great for coastal protection - they are perfect.

[@terranceperkins9656]

My Dad's old WW2 sub had 10 torpedo tubes one 5 inch, one 40mm, two 20mm, 6 .50 cal Now that was firepower.

[@praeparatus_supervivet]

Yeah I think they were made primarily to quickly head out from hiding in the large Stockholm archipelago at full speed to launch their anti ship missiles against Russian transport ships or cruisers, destroyers and frigates in the case of a Russian invasion and then head back to a rearm and refueling point. The Bofors cannon was primarily for defense against enemy anti ship missiles and attack fighter jets. Lacked protection against enemy subs though because the turbine noise would've made it difficult to use a sonar even a towed sonar unless they were stationary just sitting there in the water.

[@dishusse]

@@praeparatus_supervivetAn attack with with these missile boats on a Russian invasion fleet was considered a one way mission. The Air Force would have had a slightly greater chance of a second attack.

[@jacobsparry8525]

Very cool fast attacked boat!

[@wayneyd2]

Modern day PT boats. Nice

[@cageordie]

I have always thought these boats looked lovely since I first saw them in the Janes Fighting Ships my secondary school had in the library. Same power plant as the RN Brave class, but much bigger and 15 knots less fast. But to me these look better. If I had all the money in the world... well these aren't for sale and there are a couple of Danish Brave siblings sitting at a dock needing help.

[@eagleeye6691]

they have very capable naval industry although this missile boat is lacking the active / passive protection systems , but the high speed and maneuverability are the key elements to conduct its task or duties and survive any counter attack , could possibly to be equipped with VLS to give the missile boat the ability to engage targets on 360 degree ...

[@zoom5024]

well they lack alot of equipment since they got taken out of service in the early 2000's.

[@andershansson9322]

Killen med den gula västen vid kanon på R-142 är jag!! kul.

[@jacobsparry8525]

COOL BEANS! You haved on ears phones? How ofed come do they haved all those persons ond there? Is it fleets week or some ofed thing as that?

[@mrSkandalpolisen]

JacobsParry All you see here is Swedish private financed museum ships of various fast counterengage missile and torpedo ships.

[@jacobsparry8525]

Just so do you know it these are being Museum Boats, not acshully now wars ships. Sep 19, 2018 - HMS Spica torpedo boat.jpg ... lead ship (Spica-class torpedo boat), ... Swedish museum ship HMS Spica (T121), moored outside the Vasa ... commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:HMS_Spica_(T121)

[@pinetree9343]

Beautiful

Are those turbines hooked up to screws or is it actually powered by the thrust?

[@Gotster]

3 KaMeVa drives 3x4500Hp

[@largerooster2059]

Fast as hell....!

[@JohelSouza]

8:59 it’s not a PT Boat, it’s a Star Destroyer... although a little one.

[@Rodfather72]

Can I get one in metallic green?

[@Panorabeach]

3,000 litres per hour ?

[@jorerk1]

No 4,500 sorry for my late answer. I was chief on these boats from 1977 to 1980.

[@blah979]

That thing can move.

[@tenderthoughts]

Sea keeping & combat ability in storm conditions?

[@martinborgen]

Reasonable for the Baltic conditions - the V hulls cuts through waves quite well from what I understand. Though one account I've read stated after a certain wave height, they started to go through, rather than over waves.

[@antonypadro7708]

Holly shit this boat is fast!

[@DerdOn0ner]

I wonder what their fuel consumption is

[@hakanjohansson2464]

Skulle vara kul att åka med på en sån tur. huru ska man gå till väga?

[@BennyFalun]

Håkan Johansson Läs här: www.t121spica.se/index.php/component/content/article/43-ak-torpedbat/377-ak-med-torpedbaten-t121-spica www.robotbatar.se/aka-med-r142/

[@hakanjohansson2464]

Tack för tipset, Benny. Klart intressant!

[@wcresponder]

Sure you can lean into the wind....but can you water ski behind it?

[@pandkee]

if you tried skiing, you'd be toasted just like a marshmallow, the flames will cook you

[@aaahtex902]

COOL a REAL SMOKER!

[@Raknieb49]

Ist das ein geiler Seetörn, war selbst mal Schnellbootfahrer Typ (Shershen ) TS-Boot Projekt 206 Volksmarine der DDR , Basis Dranske..... aber einmal TS-Boot Fahrer ...immer TS-Boot Fahrer und die technische Entwicklung geht rasant weiter.

[@daze8789]

Enemy captain to his crew, “Everyone on deck, you’re looking for a cloud of smoke on the horizon, binoculars are not needed.”

[@urbankotto9685]

That how you spot a abrams tank today.These boats are retired sins long.

[@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624]

Good one, Boom Boom❗️❗️

[@init100]

According to the crew, they would have produced much less smoke if they had been running on jet fuel, but since diesel fuel is much cheaper and works just as well, they use that instead.

[@briantones5993]

I am not sure if the people on these two boats are actually crew, or tourist type people??

[@Weptek911]

Brian Tones I believe these are museum ships so probably a mixture of tourists, crew and former crew veterans.

[@init100]

They arrange ticketed tours available to the general public as a way to help financing the maintenance of these ships, so most likely a mix of both.

[@paladin0654]

I'll join the same unit as the chick near the gangway!

[@Vics251]

Looks like the idea is to deafen the enemy first, then poison them with the fumes. ☠️

[@karlnitz1126]

That s real environmentally friendly...

[@gbsailing9436]

And if that doesn't work, try to out run them. NEVER use the cannon!

[@Sturmavk]

Needs a Dragon head on the bow.

[@user-ke9qk9sw5l]

хорошо идет

[@Hellivaguy]

Where do I sign up for a ride? That'd be fun.

[@init100]

Google T121 Spica or R142 Ystad. They both have home pages where you can buy tickets for their public sightseeing tours. A sightseeing tour of a few hours might cost slightly less than 2000 SEK. It could be considered slightly expensive, but it is a great experience and usually includes at least one meal and a tour of the base.

[@supremeflagship8965]

These missile/torpedo boats are pretty fast on calm waters, but how fast can they move on force 12 seas?

[@einar8019]

Theyre not bluewater ships, they can go fine im rough seas but theyre more meant for costal operations

[@benoitnadeau5845]

Exactly, they probably cannot transat on their own, and i doubt they are suited for at-sea refueling.

[@DonTuxito]

Back in the winter of 73/74 HMS Norrköping did 54 knots surfing the waves in force 11-12 winds between the island of Gotland and the main land. When I joined the PTK (sea trial command) back in 1973 and had my first sea duty on HMS Nynäshamn we had force 9 winds and that was not an issue at all for the ship, though a different story for many of the guests onboard. Though the wave height doesn’t get as high in the Baltic Sea as i.e. on the North Sea, they are high enough to sink even large ships. During the sea trials we tested the ships at 46 knots, official number was 40, and we run them from full speed ahead to full stop in a boat length (46 meter), which we could achieve thanks to the KAMEWA drives on the three propellers; you really needed to hold on tight during this maneouver. So yes, they could handle ruff weather as long as you didn’t stop. At a trial with HMS Virgo, all three gas turbines went out when we were idling in the sea and the waves hit the ship aft, and water flushed into the gas turbines. The tension got a little bit high for a moment, as we were drifting towards cliffs, but in the last minute the machine guys managed to get the turbines going, so we could avoid being stranded on the cliffs.

[@ellesselless2744]

Snyggt!

[@gunnarutbult7607]

Elless Ellessx

[@fernandoalvarez3426]

Están armados asta los dientes con botes de este tipo para una buena defensa marina dentro de las 200 millas náuticas sin hacer tanto gasto. Me gustaría saber la velocidad máxima de este barco. Y cuantos de personal se necesitan para manejarlo. Y el tipo de motor se ve que es muy potente.

[@ursus9104]

+ 50 knots…

[@l.johnperry4072]

Cool azz torpedo boats.

[@tigers_of_the_south_PH_24]

good luck....PH-SWEDEN....god bless us all....🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@dieseltrainfreek]

Time to re activate to active duty again !

[@jbss7382]

@BennyFalun, Sir please could you or any other person who has commented on this video; tell me how the trip on these boats costs? Tak.

[@BennyFalun]

I don´t know but you can mail them at [e-mail]

[@ancientmariner7473]

Great fun jolly!

[@darkhorse9785]

How big is the carbon footprint?:)

[@gbsailing9436]

It's hidden, you don't see footprints in water. Unless you're JC.

[@init100]

Take a guess. The maximum power output is around 10 MW. A liter (slightly more than a quarter of a US gallon) of diesel fuel contains around 35 MJ. The efficiency is probably around 30%, so the fuel consumption should be around one liter per second, which is also what the crew told me it consumes at its top speed.

[@joel6504]

40 para la flota del Golfo y 70 para la,flota del Pacifico, con eso la hacemos gacha para cubrir nuestras costas. Agregar armamento suficiente para combatir con otros buques similares, porque no va a haber de otra para que nos hagan frente.

[@craigpennington1251]

Fast boats with knock out punches.

[@sugiantoharisantoso5315]

Type kapal spt KCR NKRI, semoga tidak kalah jauh dg kapal Missileboat R 142 dan semoga mlebihi kalau bisa.........................

[@dulbehek]

Jauh dia bawa terpedo, gun, missile n pake mesin turbin bisa lari 60 knot jangan dibandingin ma kcr jauuuh

[@Stefan7067]

8:55 this is where the hobbits are supposed to throw the ring right?

[@rakarayi1302]

Very fast more torpedo gun waow

[@christerviberg9488]

häftigare än en 200 båt

[@aaahtex902]

Go to sea = EVERYBODY ON DECK!

[@KMacFNP]

Is that smoke part of the boat's defense to hide itself from the enemy? :P

[@siegsauer8899]

Tanks are equipped with such systems, why can't a ship be? :)

[@zoom5024]

Well they smoke more in the video since it's a civilian company owning it, and they are running it on diesel instead of jet fuel. Both works but Jet fuel provides alot less smoke.

[@robertfarrell2863]

Just a thought... I wonder how many of these small ships the U.S. Navy could have bought or builr, instead of spending so much on a second 'Zumwalt'-class destroyer.

[@praeparatus_supervivet]

These ships were not active anymore in the Swedish Navy at the time, but US could have opted to buy the Swedish Visby class stealth corvettes instead as their littoral or coastal water operations platform. Although if I remember correctly the new Visby corvettes we have today never got the anti air missile system that was planned, but I am sure if US had bought them they would have asked for that to be installed and some other minor modifications suitable for their needs.

[@zoom5024]

@@praeparatus_supervivet They are still build with everything needed for AA, all that is missing on the Swedish visby class corvettes are the actual missiles. And they are now in the process of buying them.

[@gearjunkies2193]

Is it turbine driven propellor? Or does it purely use the he turbines? If so, how does it go in reverse? So many questions! So interesting!

[@BennyFalun]

3 shaft propellers, more info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norrk%C3%B6ping-class_missile_boat

[@-philippe7647]

旅行团吗？

[@Military-Museum-LP]

No one. No country makes a better PT boar than the Swedes, period!

[@kentstructures4388]

but no one can judge it until war comes. The CB 90 had a number of issues. The US Mark VI might be a better boat because it has better sea keeping characteristics.

[@peejpom]

Brave borderer and Brave Swordsman, later known as Perkasa class,

[@angelinfante8111]

Germany makes better PT boats than Swedes

[@igbjb8728]

😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲👍👍

[@joevandijk2284]

Stealth by smoke

[@1339LARS]

The gas bill, the gas bill !!!

[@ceticoamador7567]

Foi só eu que achei que o navio estava pegando fogo por causa da fumaça? 😂😂

[@terrysmith1307]

If the throttle was pulled back quickly all those on deck would land splat on their faces

[@zzzzzsleeping]

Philippines needs 25 of this boat to counter the bully chinese.

[@brian.7966]

no need for that, don`t bully anyone.

[@wilkyabello9693]

@@brian.7966 tell that to the chinese

[@archangel7052]

Lol...china has more than 110 missile boats.

[@davedaihatsu2585]

You need to grow a pair of balls to stand up first, what's 25 boats going to do with balless politicians running around talking rubbish in your dumb country?

[@hans2406]

@@davedaihatsu2585 It certainly is not a dumb country, far from it. Not directly raising the battle flags is called diplomacy, an implied threat may work just as good as rattling sabres. Obviously your diplomacy has left the premises.

[@dunruden9720]

Nothing a couple of litres of injector cleaner added to the fuel, and a high speed run won't fix.

[@amazingeventstockholm-allt7294]

Captain obvious here but we are talking about jet turbine engines :)

[@1339LARS]

Utlöper ifrån GBG frågas ?

[@BennyFalun]

Gålö Sthlm.

[@1339LARS]

När kan man vänta sig att sagda fartyg avlöper från gbg nån gång??

[@BennyFalun]

Det kanske står nånstans på deras hemsidor som jag länkat till under klippet.

[@1339LARS]

Man ber att få tacka för länken, mycket givande !

[@sanjaysomera9170]

BennyFalun -

[@mha1019]

this boat have jet engine in behind wow

[@Pectopah123]

No. 3 gasturbines. About 9000kw

[@ropeyarn]

Riding the tail of the Dragon.

[@joncorx2927]

Atomic ant!! Hyper hormone and vitamen.

[@regaladojrballares1811]

Bili tayo ng t121 100pcs

[@LEGOBubuS]

3:49 PoooWeeeR!!!

[@Plumbump]

7:10 nice rock there

[@wcresponder]

If you can fit that many guests on board you don't have enough armaments.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Kill them with politeness.

[@jeempeetaneca8623]

We need atleast 50 to secure all the sea surroundings of the philippines

[@jacobsparry8525]

These are olders Museum Boats, not moderned wars ships.

[@poopsiekelly724]

I WANT ONE. All donations accepted.

[@billhanna8838]

bit slow if a missile was coming up its exhaust .

[@jacobsparry8525]

I amed sure they did haved jammers and flares launchers and metallic strips shooters too for evasion ofed incoming missiles. Probly all so did they haved some type ofed CIWS ond them too. These are olders torpedo attacked boats maked ined the 1960s CIWS = Close Ined Weapons Systems

[@ssureshot]

So - How many water skiers will it tow?

[@andrewporter4636]

One German or six yanks or thirty Chinese! No Russians would participate. They said their torpedo boats could tow over a hundred skiers from anywhere.!

[@deksea]

The fuel consumption must have been enormous, probably a good part of the reason they were retired.