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BADAJOZ motor torpedo boat (1930/1937)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badajoz (ex-S1, ex-W1, ex-UZ(S)16), 4.1939- LT12 |
Lürssen, Vegesack, Germany: Badajoz |
8/1930 // 3.1937: Badajoz |
none |
none |
4.1944: LT12 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 40 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 52 |
| Length, m | 26.9 |
| Breadth, m | 4.37 |
| Draught, m | 1.40 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Daimler-Benz BFz petrol engines / 1 Maybach S5 petrol engine for cruising |
| Power, h. p. | 2700 / 100 |
| Max speed, kts | 34.2 / 6 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 7.1 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 582(22) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 2 - 533 TT, 3 mines or 6 DCs |
| Complement | 12 |
Standard scale images
Badajoz 1937
Project history
First German "schnellboot" S1, commissioned by Reichsmarine 7.8.1930. In civil war S1 was bought by Spanish Nationalists and transferred to them at Cadiz in March, 1937. Her petrol engines had considerable deterioration and low-level reliability.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
