NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
S170		12924	Lürssen, Vegesack		1943	2.1944	surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1.1946 (ТК-1007 [TK-1007])
S228		1228	Schlichting, Travemünde		1944	4.1945	surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom, BU
S301		13001	Lürssen, Vegesack		1944	1.1945	collision 7.5.1945
S302		13002	Lürssen, Vegesack		1944	2.1945	surrendered 5.1945, to USA, to Norway 7.1947 (E1)
S303		13003	Lürssen, Vegesack		1944	2.1945	surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom, to Norway 7.1947 (E2)
S304		13004	Lürssen, Vegesack		1944	3.1945	surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom, BU
S305		13005	Lürssen, Vegesack		1944	3.1945	surrendered 5.1945, to USA, to Denmark 7.1947 (T57)
S306		13006	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	2.1946 // ---	incomplete surrendered 5.1945, to USA, to Denmark 7.1947 (T51)
S307		13007	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	incomplete surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom, BU
S308		13008	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S309		13009	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S310		13010	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S311		13011	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S312		13012	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S313		13013	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S314		13014	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S315		13015	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S316		13016	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S317		13017	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S318		13018	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S319		13019	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S320		13020	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S321		13021	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S322		13022	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S323		13023	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S324		13024	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S325		13025	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S326		13026	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S327		13027	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete
S328		13028	Lürssen, Vegesack		1945	---	BU incomplete

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	99
Displacement full, t	121 - 124
Length, m	34.9
Breadth, m	5.28
Draught, m	1.67
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 Daimler-Benz MB518 diesels
Power, h. p.	9000
Max speed, kts	43.6
Fuel, t	diesel oil 15,7
Endurance, nm(kts)	780(35)
Armour, mm	CT: 12 - 10
Armament	24 - 31

Standard scale images

Project history

Torpedo motorboats (Schnellboote) were the development of successful prototype created by F. Lürssen in 1929. General characteristic lines for all series were round-bilge hull with small deadrise, triple-shaft diesel machinery, presence of two auxiliary rudders for creation of "Lürssen effect" (fitting of rudders under an angle to centreline for speed increase) and a bow arrangement of two TTs. Composite hull included light alloy framing, wooden planking and steel engine seating.

Boats had a forecastle; there were conical deck houses, which were protected by 10-12mm armour. Besides two torpedoes in tubes, all S-boats could carry two spare torpedoes (or 4-6 mines). Artillery in days of war was continuously strengthened.

Ship protection

Boats had armoured CT and bridge.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

One boat of S170 class was lost: S301 was sunk 7.5.1945 as result of collision with S191 in the North Sea. On reparations 1 boat was transferred to the USSR, 2 to Norway and 2 to Denmark.