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Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
S7 - 9	Lürssen, Vegesack: S7 - 9	9-10/1934: S7, 8 6.1935: S9	none	United Kingdom 1945: S7 (scuttled 2.5.1946) USA 1945: S9 (scuttled 2.5.1946)	5/1945: S8 (hulk) surrendered 5.1945: S7, 9

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	76
Displacement full, t	86
Length, m	32.4
Breadth, m	5.06
Draught, m	1.36
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 MAN L7 Zu 19/30 diesels
Power, h. p.	3960
Max speed, kts	36.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 10.5
Endurance, nm(kts)	758(22)
Armament	1 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 2 - 533 TT
Complement	18 - 23

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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.

Modernizations

1940, S8, 9: - 2 - 533 TT; + 6 mines or DCs.

1941, most: - 1 x 1 - 20/65; + 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

1942 - 1943, S7: + 6 mines or DCs

Naval service

No significant events.