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"PiLB 43" type small landing ships (1944) (PILB43/I)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PiLB43/I | Bodanwerft, Kressbronn | 2.1944 | sunk 6.5.1945 | ||||
| PiLB43/II | Bodanwerft, Kressbronn | 4.1944 | sunk 4.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 145 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 225 |
| Length, m | 35.5 |
| Breadth, m | 8.60 |
| Draught, m | 0.92 - 1.09 deep load |
| No of shafts | PiLB43/I: 3 PiLB43/II:2 |
| Machinery | PiLB43/I: 3 Deutz diesels PiLB43/II:2 Deutz diesels |
| Power, h. p. | PiLB43/I: 360 PiLB43/II: 240 |
| Max speed, kts | PiLB43/I: 8.3 PiLB43/II: 6 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 75/42 PaK40 or 1 x 24 - 82 rocket launcher; 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 |
| Military load | 100 t of cargo or 250 men |
| Complement |
Standard scale images
PiLB43/II 1945
Project history
Pionierlandungsboot (Engineering troops landing boat). Ships were built from parts of MAL39 and MAL40 respectively.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
PiLB43/I was sunk by Soviet MTB 6.5.1945, PiLB43/II by Soviet bombers in April, 1945.
