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L7 torpedo boats (1917)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L7 - 10; 1917- LM7 - 10 |
Lürssen, Vegesack: L7 - 10 |
1917: L7 - 10 |
LM7 (1919), LM8 (1919), LM9 (1919) |
None |
1921: LM10 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 7 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 16.0 |
| Breadth, m | 2.40 |
| Draught, m | 0.68 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Maybach HS petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 720 |
| Max speed, kts | 31.8 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 1 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 7.9/79, 1 - 450 TT (bow, 1) |
| Complement | 7 |
Standard scale images
nearly sister ship LM17 1918
Project history
Built by Lürssen after experience with the three foregoing competitive types. They were ordered in May-June 1917 and were intended for the Baltic.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
LM 10 was sold in March 1921, and the others were scuttled in 1919, raised and wrecked on the night of 6.7 November 1921 and the wrecks BU.
