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S4 motor torpedo boat (1941 / 1943)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S4 (ex-MTB437) |
British Power Boat, Hythe, UK: S4 |
1943 // 7.1943: S4 |
none |
UK, 4.1944: S4 (MTB437) |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 38 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 47 |
| Length, m | 21.9 |
| Breadth, m | 6.27 |
| Draught, m | 1.28 deep load |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Packard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 4050 |
| Max speed, kts | 40 trials |
| Fuel, t | petrol 1250 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 - 4 DC |
| Electronic equipment | type 286PU or type 291U radar |
| Complement | 15 |
Standard scale images
S4 1943
Project history
MGB in hull of MTB, in 1944 boat was converted to MTB.
Modernizations
1944, S4: - 1 x 1 - 40/39; + 2 - 533 TT
Naval service
No significant events.
