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L5 torpedo boats (1917)
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LM6 1917
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L5, 6, 1917- LM5, 6 |
Max Oertz, Hamburg: L5, 6 |
1917: L5, 6 |
None |
None |
1919: LM5, 6 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 6 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 15.0 |
| Breadth, m | 2.42 |
| Draught, m | 1.08 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Maybach CX petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 630 |
| Max speed, kts | 29.5 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 1.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 225(30) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 7.9/79, 1 - 450 TT (bow, 1) |
| Complement | 7 |
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LM6 1917
Project history
Competitive design to LM1 built by the Oertz yard, but first of this type with TT (to ward off destroyers guarding the net barrages). The torpedo was fired from a fixed TT built into the fore deck.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
