| Tv 251 | (ex Tv 39) |
| Tv 252 | (ex Tv 310) |
| Tv 253 | (ex Tv 311) |
| Tv 254 | (ex Tv 312) |
| Dimensions: | Displacement: | Speed: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 15.02 (13.60 pp) | Full load: | 12 ton | Max: | 22 knots |
| Width | 3.73 m | Empty: | 11 tons | Sustained: | 18 knots |
| Draught | 1.06 | KVL: | 10.404 ton | ||
| Electronics: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Navigational radar: | 1 | Raytheon 3604 |
| Communications: | 1 | VHF |
| 1 | Ericsson 6000 | |
| 1 | PB-Radio | |
| Machinery/Propulsion: | Range: | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Volvo Penta A 100 diesels (460 hp/338 kW) | 390 nm / 18 knots |
| 2 | 3-blade propellers | |
Electricity:
| 1 | Generator 24 V/700 A |
Crew:
3 officers
 | The Coast Guard cutter Tv 253 was built for the Swedish Customs Coast Guard, as part of a early series of four boats, by the Djupviks Varv. The design was drawn by Erik Elfman. Tv 253 was delivered in 1960 to the outpost at Karlshamn, and was stationed there during her entire service life. The boat was decommissioned in early 1988.The service tasks included sea surveillance, customs patrol, fishery protection, oil pollution monitoring, Search and Rescue, merchant traffic regulation. The boat is constructed in aluminium, with a V-shaped hull, an enclosed pilothouse and a open flybridge. The Tv 253 at Vinga. (Larger picture) |
The interior is arranged, from stem to stern, as follows:
| Forepeak: | Fitted for cordage stowage etc. |  |
| CO's cabin: | Bunk with drawers beneath, desk, folding chair, closet, shelves and a washstand. | |
| Gally: | Angular sofa, table, spare bunk, pantry with liquid gas stove and sink, refrigerator, fresh water and stowage spaces. | |
| Pilothouse: | Large table for instrumention and charts forward. Ladder down to the galley forward on the starbord side, down to the engineroom aft port and up to flybridge aft starbord. Communications equipment is located aftside. | |
| Engine room: | Propulsion machinery, fueltanks, tanks for lubricating oil, workshop, locker for tools and spares. Auxilary generator for the recharging of batteries. Also, the head is situated aft in the engine room. | |
| Aft cabin: | Designed for two men. Access to the cabin is gained trough a hatch aft leading to and from the afterdeck. The aft cabin is fitted with two bunks, two closets, a table och washstand. | |
| Afterpeak: | Fuel tanks, rudderdetails, cordage stowage spaces etc. |
 | At delivery the boats was equiped with two large petrol engines for all-out speeds, and a diesel for economy drive. Hence the earlier designation Customs Racer. This arrangement soon proved to be to complicated and financelly precarious, besides the fire hazard which was to great. The machinery was altered to todays apperance, wich on the TV 253 consists of two diesels each rated for 230 hp. The top speed at delivery was 22 knots. Today it is more like 15 knots. TV 253 is equiped, besides a inflatable rescue raft, with a small dingy. In her present apperance the Tv 253 is also fitted out with navigational radar and the required communications equipment. On the 22 of April 1988 the Tv 253 was transfered to the customs authority in Gothenburg with the intention to becom a part of the customs museum in Gothenburg. During the time between April 1988 to June 1990 the head of the coast guards technical section provided supervision and care for the boat. On the 26 July 1990, after consultation with the customs authority, the association "Sällskapet tullbåten Tv 253" was formed with the purpose of preserving the boat for the future. The association has through an agreement assumed the responsability for the maintanance and operation of the boat. Trough this agreement the association has the right of use of the boat. The association answers for the boats manning and charter. The crew consisting of three members, totall capacity is for 10 passengers. |
Revised: 98-08-10