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"PiLB 40" type personnel and vehicle landing craft (1941 - 1944) (PILB201)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PiLB201 - 227; PiLB251 - 265; PiLB301 - 335; PiLB351 - 492 |
Bodanwerft, Kressbronn: PiLB201 - 227 Rheinwerft, Walsum: PiLB251 - 258 Tritonwerft, Duisburg: PiLB259 - 265 Schimag, Mannheim: PiLB301 - 309 Bayerischer Schiffbau, Erlenbach: PiLB310 - 317, 332 - 335 Chr. Ruthof, Mainz: PiLB318 - 325 MAN, Gustavsburg: PiLB326 - 329 Ebert, Neckarsteinach: PiLB330, 331 Thomsen, Boizenburg: PiLB351 - 370 Kremer, Elmshorn: PiLB371 - 380 Aussiger Schiffswerft: PiLB381 - 392 Klotzwerft, Stettin: PiLB393 - 398 Scheel & Jöhnk, Hamburg: PiLB399 Schlesier Dampfer Co., Glogau: PiLB400 - 402 Born & Schütze, Thorn: PiLB403 - 407 Heyking, Danzig: PiLB408 - 412 Sachsenberg, Rosslau: PiLB413, 414 Sachsenberg, Haarlem: PiLB415, 416, 419 - 428, 433 - 474 Sachsenberg, Harburg: PiLB417 Sachsenberg, Paris: PiLB418, 429 - 432, 475 - 492 |
1941: PiLB201 - 212, 251 - 254, 259 - 265, 301 - 317, 321 - 335 1942: PiLB213 - 222, 255 - 258, 351 - 375, 381 - 441 1943: PiLB223 - 227, 318 - 320, 376 - 380, 463 - 468, 482 - 491 1944: PiLB442 - 462, 469 - 481, 492 |
PiLB202 (11.9.1941), PiLB210 (13.4.1942), PiLB211 (15.8.1943), PiLB212 (19.8.1943), PiLB213 (17.9.1944), PiLB214 (19.8.1943), PiLB251 (8.5.1943), PiLB252 (1944), PiLB256 (25.3.1943), PiLB258 (9.5.1943), PiLB259 (10.5.1943), PiLB260 (29.10.1944), PiLB263 (30.10.1944), PiLB264 (8.8.1944), PiLB302 (8.6.1943), PiLB315 (19.8.1943), PiLB316 (14.8.1943), PiLB319 (10.5.1944), PiLB363 (23.9.1944), PiLB376 (25.3.1944), PiLB379 (16.4.1944), PiLB386 (6.7.1944), PiLB391 (12.11.1943), PiLB392 (21.6.1944), PiLB402 (10.5.1943), PiLB410 (11.7.1944), PiLB412 (5.6.1944), PiLB413 (31.3.1944), PiLB425 (3.4.1944), PiLB464 (7.3.1944), PiLB482 (15.11.1943), PiLB485 (7.3.1944) and my be others |
Soviet Union: PiLB397 (28.11.1943) United Kingdom: PiLB362 (2.9.1944), PiLB492 (16.9.1944) |
unknown |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 30 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 50 |
| Length, m | 19.0 |
| Breadth, m | 5.93 |
| Draught, m | 0.75 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MWM or Kaelble or Daimler-Benz or Saurer diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 172 or 180 or 136 or 150 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 - 9.2 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 1.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 415(8) |
| 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 | 40 t of cargo or 150 men or 2 trucks |
| Complement | 7 |
Standard scale images
PiLB201 1941
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; boats of 1940 and 1941 types could be used for transportation of Sturmboots (could carry 2-4 units).
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
