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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
GERMANY
COASTAL FORCES
1. BOOT trials torpedo boats
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.boot - 3.boot |
Müggelwerft, Friedrichshagen: 1.boot - 3.boot |
1917: 1.boot - 3.boot (for trials) |
all three were never commissioned. 1.boot (10.10.1917), 2.boot (22.5.1918), 3. boot (7/1918) |
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Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | |
| Breadth, m | |
| Draught, m | |
| No of shafts | 1.boot: 2 air propellers 2.boot, 3.boot: 3 air propellers |
| Machinery | 1.boot: 2 Maybach-HSLu petrol engines 2.boot, 3.boot: 3 Maybach-HSLu petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 1.boot: 480 2.boot, 3.boot: 720 |
| Max speed, kts | 1.boot: 34 2.boot, 3.boot: 40 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 400(40) |
| Armament | none; as designed: 1 x 1 - 7.9/79, 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 4 |
Project history
Designed by Brase in 1917. Composite hull with one, later two steps. Boats had two or three aircraft petrol engines with 2.3m-diameter air propellers. All three boats were completed in 1917 but lost during extensive trials before commission by navy.
