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R19

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
R17		798	Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde			10.1935	sunk 10.4.1940
R18		2874	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			8.1935	surrendered 5.1945, to Denmark 12.1945 (MR18), BU 1947
R19		2875	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			10.1935	sunk 16.9.1943
R20		2876	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			12.1935	sunk 16.8.1944
R21		2977	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			11.1937	surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom 12.1947, BU
R22		2978	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			10.1937	surrendered 5.1945, to USA 10.1947, sold mercantile
R23		2979	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder			1.1938	surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 10.1945 (КТ-1001 [KT-1001])
R24		815	Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde			12.1937	surrendered 5.1945, foundered 16.5.1949

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	R17 - 20: 120 R21 - 24: 124
Length, m	R17 - 20: 36.9 R21 - 24: 37.0
Breadth, m	R17 - 20: 5.44 R21 - 24: 5.77
Draught, m	R17 - 20: 1.30 normal 1.38 deep load R21 - 24: 1.35 normal 1.38 deep load
No of shafts	2 Voith-Schneider
Machinery	2 MAN diesels
Power, h. p.	R17 - 20, 22 - 24: 1800 R21: 2200
Max speed, kts	21
Fuel, t	diesel oil 10.8
Endurance, nm(kts)	900(15)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 12 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear
Complement	R17 - 20: 16 - 17 R21 - 24: 21 - 27

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Project history

Motor minesweeping boats, or R-boats (Räumboote) were developed for shallow water areas, but actually became multi-purpose ships for operations in inshore waters; besides the basic purpose, they were used as patrol, anti-submarine and rescue ships. The prototype was created by F.Lürssen on the basis of F type minesweeping boat of WWI period.

All had composite hulls. Usage of minesweeping gear was supposed at heaving to 6 on the Beaufort scale.

Modernizations

1943, most survived: - 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30; + 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, DCR

1944, some survived: + 1 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 AA RL

Naval service

R17 was sunk by Norwegian minelayer Olav Tryggvason. R19 was sunk by Allied aircraft. R20 was sunk by German mine.