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R8  

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
R8	Lürssen, Vegesack: R8	1934: R8	R8 (2.5.1945)	none	none

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	63
Length, m	27.8
Breadth, m	4.50
Draught, m	1.06 normal 1.12 deep load
No of shafts	2 Voith-Schneider
Machinery	2 DWK diesels
Power, h. p.	750
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 4.9
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: - 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/30; + 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, DCR, 10 mines (presumably)

Naval service

No significant events.