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Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
PiLB1 - 24; PiLB51 - 70; PiLB91 - 128	Rolandwerft, Hemelingen / Bodanwerft, Kressbronn: PiLB1 Bodanwerft, Kressbronn: PiLB2 - 24 Meidericher Werft: PiLB51 - 54; PiLB66 - 68 Berninghaus, Köln: PiLB55 - 61 Berninghaus, Duisburg: PiLB62, 63 Bausch, Köln: PiLB64, 65 Übigau, Dresden: PiLB69, 70 Kremer, Elmshorn: PiLB91 - 100 Ruthof, Mainz: PiLB101 - 110 MAN, Gustavsburg: PiLB111 - 118 J. Braun, Speyer: PiLB119 - 122 Ebert, Neckarsteinach: PiLB123 - 126 Spatz, Germersheim: PiLB127, 128	1940: PiLB1 - 4 1941: PiLB5 - 19, 22, 51 - 70, 101, 102, 111 - 128 1942: PiLB20, 21, 23, 24, 103 - 110	PiLB91 - 100: cancelled PiLB1 (1/1942), PiLB8 (1.6.1942), PiLB54 (18.5.1943), PiLB57 (17.8.1943), PiLB59 (7.8.1943), PiLB60 (16.10.1943), PiLB61 (13.8.1943), PiLB66 (17.5.1943), PiLB67 (15.8.1943), PiLB101 (11.8.1943), PiLB102 (6.5.1943), PiLB103 (9.7.1943), PiLB104 (6.5.1943), PiLB124 (6.5.1943), PiLB125 (6.5.1943) and m. b. others	Soviet Union: PiLB63 (18.12.1943)	unknown

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	20
Displacement full, t	29
Length, m	15.00
Breadth, m	4.65
Draught, m	0.72 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 MWM or Daimler-Benz diesels
Power, h. p.	84 or 90
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil 1.6
Endurance, nm(kts)	390(7.5)
Armament	(1 - 2) x 1 - 7.9/79 or 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38 or 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30 or 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38
Military load	20 t of cargo or 100 men
Complement	7

Project history

Engineer troops landing boats (Pionierlandungsboot) intended for transportation of troops and light vehicles. They were created on the basis of horse landing craft (Pferdboote) of WWI period. Boats were arranged by a bow ramp.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.