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"MAL " type gunnery self-propelling lighters (1943 - 1945) (MAL1)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAL1 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 29.10.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL2 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 26.8.1944 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL3 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 29.10.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL4 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 29.8.1944 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL5 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 8.1943 | sunk 19.10.1944 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL6 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 19.10.1944 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL7 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5.1943 | sunk 20.10.1944 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL8 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6.1943 | sunk 18.9.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL9 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6.1943 | sunk 29.10.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL10 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6.1943 | sunk 29.10.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL11 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6.1943 | sunk 29.10.1943 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL12 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 8.1943 | captured by United Kingdom 8.5.1945 | "MAL I" type | |||
| MAL13 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5.1944 | sunk 27.7.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL14 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5.1944 | sunk 19.9.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL15 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5.1944 | sunk 20.7.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL16 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5.1944 | sunk 2.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL17 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6.1944 | sunk 19.7.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL18 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6.1944 | sunk 30.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL19 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6.1944 | sunk 19.7.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL20 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6.1944 | sunk 20.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL21 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6.1944 | sunk 19.9.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL22 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 | wrecked 16.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL23 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 | sunk 30.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL24 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 | sunk 30.8.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL25 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 3.1944 | wrecked 9.11.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL26 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 3.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | ||||
| MAL27 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 7.10.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL28 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12.1944 | captured by USA 10.5.1945 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL29 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 7.10.1944 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL30 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12.1944 | captured by USA 10.5.1945 | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL31 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 // --- | to Finland before completion (M31) | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL32 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 // --- | to Finland before completion (M32) | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL33 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7.1944 // --- | to Finland before completion (M33) | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL34 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | to Finland before completion (M34), incomplete | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL35 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL36 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL Ia" type | |||
| MAL37 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | sunk incomplete 7.3.1945 | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL38 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | never commissioned, to Soviet Union 1946, wrecked 19.2.1946 | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL39 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | completed as PiLB43/I | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL40 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | completed as PiLB43/II | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL41 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12.1944 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1946 | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL42 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12.1944 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1946 | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL43 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5.1945 | never commissioned, surrendered 5.1945, sold | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL44 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 4.1945 | surrendered 5.1945, sold | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL39 (ex-MAL45) | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | surrendered 5.1945, sold | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL40 (ex-MAL46) | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 5.1945 | never commissioned, surrendered 5.1945, sold | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL47 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | never commissioned, to Soviet Union 3.1946 | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL48 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL49 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL50 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL51 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL52 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL53 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL54 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL55 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL56 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL57 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL58 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL59 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type | |||
| MAL60 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | "MAL II" type |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | MAL II: 225 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | MAL I: 140 MAL Ia: 146 MAL II: 277 |
| Length, m | MAL I: 34.2 MAL Ia: 34.3 MAL II: 35.5 |
| Breadth, m | MAL I, Ia: 7.72 MAL II: 8.60 |
| Draught, m | MAL I: 0.87 deep load MAL Ia: 0.83 deep load MAL II: 1.19 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Deutz diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 260 |
| Max speed, kts | MAL I: 8.5 MAL Ia, II: 8 |
| Fuel, t | MAL I: diesel oil 4.9 MAL Ia, II: diesel oil 5.2 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | MAL I: 790(8.5) MAL II: 790(8) |
| Armament | MAL I: 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38 or 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 1 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 AA rocket launcher MAL Ia: 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 MAL II: 2 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 |
| Complement | 28 - 29 |
Standard scale images
MAL1
MAL13
MAL37
Project history
Ships had an open cargo hold with army guns installed; in transport variant they can carry 200 troops or 80t of cargo. They can be disassembled on sections for transportation by trucks and by rail. Since MAL7 CT was defended by 25mm armour. Four units were transferred to Finland. In operations 27 units were lost.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
