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R16

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Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
R2 - 7, R9 - 16	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemweder: R2 - 7, R9 - 14 Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde: R15, 16	1932: R3 - 5 1933: R2, 6, 7 1934: R9 - 16	R3 (CTL 24.11.1943), R4 (22.2.1945), R5 (3.1.1940), R6 (13.8.1943), R7 (9.9.1943), R9 (2.8.1942), R10 (2.5.1945), R11 (2.8.1942), R12 (5.9.1944), R13 (9.9.1943), R14 (16.3.1945), R15 (16.4.1945), R16 (2.5.1945)	none	2/1945: R2

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	R2: 43.5 R3 - 5: 46.2 R6, 7: 47.6 R9 - 16: 52.5
Length, m	R2: 24.5 R3 - 7: 26.5 R9 - 16: 27.8
Breadth, m	4.38
Draught, m	R2: 1.53 R3 - 5: 1.58 R6, 7: 1.55 R9 - 16: 1.28 normal 1.36 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	R2: 2 Maybach diesels R3 - 5, 9 - 16: 2 MWM diesels R6, 7: 2 Linke-Hoffmann diesels
Power, h. p.	R2, 6, 7, 9 - 14: 750 R3 - 5: 700 R15, 16: 770
Max speed, kts	R2: 20 R3 - 7: 19.5 R9 - 14: 16.5 R15, 16: 19.8
Fuel, t	R9 - 16: diesel oil 4.4
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, mechanical minesweeping gear
Complement	15 - 18

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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: - 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/30; + 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, DCR, 10 mines

Naval service

No significant events.