Die Schnellboot-Seite
The 1. S-Boat-Squadron was put in order by Organization Order No. 18 - Navy as S-Boat-Training-Squadron with homeport Kiel-Friedrichsort with an effective date 01.04.1956.
The six boats of the "Silbermöwe"-class (Type S 149) from the British Baltic Fishery Protection Service (BBFPS) - also known as "Unit Klose" and from the Bundesgrenzschutz-See (BGS) were assigned to the squadron. The boats got the names "Silbermöwe" (Silver Gull), "Sturmmöwe" (Storm Gull), "Wildschwan" (Wild Swan), "Raubmöwe", "Eismöwe", and "Seeschwalbe". In contrary to the other boats equipped with Mercedes-Benz MB-518-A engines "Seeschwalbe" was equipped with Maybach-Diesels and Escher-Wyss-ajustable propellers. It was taken out of the squadron and subordinated to the Marine-Unterwasserwaffenschule 01.10.1960 as a training- and trial-boat.
The boats "Storm Gull" (S 1), "Silver Gull" (S 2), and "Wild Swan" (S 3) had originally been ordered for BGS. Because of the expected good characteristics the British Ocupying Forces had forbidden to continue the construction for BGS and had the boats being built for the BBFPS. S 1 was commissioned on 15.11.1955, S 2 on 02.02.1955, S 3 was only commissioned after all three boats had been handed over to the Bundesmarine on 29.05.1956.
The boats S 1 (new), S 2 (new), and S 3 (new) were ordered for the BGS. S 1 and S 2 were commissioned on 15.09.1955 resp. 08.02.56 and handed over to the Bundesmarine on 01.07.1956. S 1 got the name "Eismöwe", S 2 got the name "Raubmöwe". S 3 was commissioned on 16.04.1957 for the Bundesmarine under the name "Seeschwalbe".
S 3 under way to the commissioning as "Seeschwalbe" on 16.04.1957 - Picture: Lürssen
Voyage during Kieler Woche 1956 with the three westalliied Navy Attachés - Picture: Archives Jim Moses
Voyage during Kieler Woche 1956 with the three westalliied Navy Attachés - Picture: Archives Jim Moses
The squadron was renamed "1. Schnellbootgeschwader" on 01.07.1956.
Three boats of "Silbermöwe"-Class at Stickenhörn - Picture: Archives Förderverein
1960 the squadron got two boats of the Norwegian Type "Nasty" and 1962 two boats of the English Type "Brave" resp. "Ferocity". These boats were to be tested in the German Navy for their suiteability to the area of operations. The "Nasty"-boats were put out of commission in 1964, the British built boats in 1965.
On the 15.03.1967 flags and pennants were hauled down on "Silbermöwe", "Sturmmöwe, "Wildschwan", "Eismöwe" und "Raubmöwe". The squadron was closed down.
Squadron-Commanders:
| KKpt Matzen | until summer 1958 as Cdr 1. S-Squad in charge of setting the staff of the Command S-Boats |
| KKpt Klose | 04.1956 - 11.1956 |
| KKpt Matzen | 11.1956 - 07.1958 |
| KptLt Wülfing | 08.1958 - 08.1959 |
| KptLt Thäter | 08.1959 - 12.1959 charged with the Squad-operations |
| KKpt Götte | 12.1959 - 03.1962 |
| KKpt Dr. Geffers | 04.1962 - 09.1963 |
| KKpt Bucher | 10.1963 - 03.1966 |
| KKpt Reimann | 04.1966 - 03.1967 |
"Silbermöwe"-Class, S-Boat Class 149
S-"Sturmmöwe" (Class 149)
Boats of Class 149 and their Whereabouts
| Boat | Hull-No. | In Commission | Int'l. Call-Sign | Out of Commission | Whereabouts |
| Silbermöwe | P 6052 | 17.01.1957 | DBNE | 15.03.1967 | Left to Greece, "Drakon", 1974 out of commission |
| Sturmmöwe | P 6053 | 29.05.1956 | DBNF | 15.03.1967 | Left to Greece, "Delphin", 1974 out of commission |
| Wildschwan | P 6054 | 29.05.1956 | DBNG | 15.03.1967 | Left to Greece, "Polydeikes", 1974 out of commission |
| Eismöwe | P 6055 | 02.07.1956 | DBTG | 15.03.1967 | Left to Greece, "Phoenix", 1974 out of commission |
| Raubmöwe | P 6056 | 01.07.1956 | DBTH | 15.03.1967 | Left to Greece, "Polikos", 1974 out of commission |
| Seeschwalbe | P 6057 | 16.04.1957 | DBTF | 31.01.1964 | From 1961 schoolboat "UW 9", 1964 reconstructed as testboat "Wilhelm Laudahn" (Y 839) and 1974 sold to the Netherlands, "Grey Devil", sunken New Year's Eve 1979/80 |
"Nasty"-Class, S-Boat Class 152
S-Boat "Hugin" (Class 152)
Boats of Class 152 and their Whereabouts
| Boat | Hull-No. | In Commission | Int'l. Call-Sign | Out of Commission | Whereabouts |
| Hugin | P 6191 | 05.11.1960 | DBSW | 04.01.1964 | Left to Turkey, "Dogan" P 327 |
| Munin | P 6192 | 05.11.1960 | DBSU | 04.01.1964 | Left to Turkey, "Marti" P 328 |
S-"Strahl" - "Brave"-Class, ( Class 153)
S-"Pfeil" - "Ferocity"-Class, ( Class 153)
Boats of Class 153 and their Whereabouts
| Boat | Hull-No. | In Commission | Int'l. Call-Sign | Out of Commission | Whereabouts |
| Pfeil | P 6193 | 27.06.1962 | DBSL | 30.09.1965 | Left to Greece, "Aiolos" P 19 |
| Strahl | P 6194 | 02.09.1962 | DBST | 30.09.1965 | Left to Greece, "Astrapi" P 328 |