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The 3. S-Boat-Squadron was put in order by Organization Order No 70 - Navy with an effective date of 01.10.1957 with preliminary homeport Flensburg-Mürwik. The final homeport was as per organization order to be Langballigau at Flensburger Außenförde (not before end of 1959). But Navy-Base Flensbvurg-Mürwik remained homeport of the squadron until it decommissioning.
10 boats of "Jaguar"-Class (S-Boat-Class 140) an a tender were assigned to the squadron.
The first boat, S-"Jaguar" - P 6059, was commissioned 16.11.1957 and sailed to Flensburg with wooden dummies instead of the 40mm-guns. Also for the radar there was a dummy ("mattras") on board. The torpedo-tubes had no "spoons".
S-"Jaguar" on trails with wooden dummies instead of 40mm-guns - Picture: Archives Heinz Haag
Also boat S-"Iltis" - P 6058 - , commissioning 17.12.1957, sailed first with wooden dummies instead of the 40mm-guns. The first three boats, "Jaguar", "Iltis" and "Wolf" had the four torpedo-tubes at the time of their commissioning. The following boats, S-"Luchs" - P 6061 -, and S-"Leopard" - P 6069 - were commissioned without weapon and radars. In the meantime S-"Iltis" was fitted with two 20mm-guns, which were finally substituted by two 40mm-Bofors/L 70 MEL. Only from S-"Fuchs" - P 6066 - on, commissioned 17.03.1959, the boats were fully equipped with weapon and radars.
S-"Iltis" - P6058 - with wooden dummies. In the background two boats of 1. S-SquadronGschw - Picture: Archives Heinz Haag
S-"Iltis" - P 6058 - with 20mm-Guns and without radar - Picture: Archives Förderverein
S-Boats of 3. S-Squadron during Exercises - Picture: Archives Förderverein
From 1972 onwards the squadron was retrofitted with 10 boats of the "Tiger"-Class (S-Boat-Class 148).
The squadron was closed down on 30.09.1998. The remaining boats "S 45 Leopard", "S 46 Fuchs", "S 47 Jaguar", "S 48 Löwe" and "S 50 Panther" were handed over to the 5. S-Boat-Squadron in Olpenitz.
Squadron-Commanders:
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FKpt Haag |
10.1957 - 08.1958 |
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FKpt Wülfing |
09.1959 - 01.1962 |
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FKpt Künzel |
01.1962 - 03.1962 |
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FKpt Dobenecker |
04.1964 - 09.1966 |
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FKpt Thäter |
10.1966 - 09.1968 |
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Fkpt Kruse |
10.1968 - 03.1971 |
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FKpt Meiburg |
04.1971 - 12.1973 |
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FKpt Ehlert |
01.1974 - 03.1977 |
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FKpt Geier |
04.1977 - 01.1979 |
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FKpt Jacobi |
02.1979 - 03. 1981 |
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FKpt Hecker |
04.1981 - 09.1984 |
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FKpt Porrio |
10.1984 - 10.1986 |
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FKpt Poesze |
10.1986 - 03.1988 |
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FKpt von Krosigk |
04.1988 - 12.1990 |
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FKpt Kampschulte |
12.1990 - 03.1993 |
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FKpt Houtrouw |
04.1993 - 03.1995 |
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FKpt Mannhardt |
04.1995 - 09.1996 |
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FKpt Weber |
09.1996 - 09.1998 |
"Jaguar"-Class, S-Boat Class 140
Boats of Class 140 and their Whereabouts
| Boat | Hull-No. | In Commission | Int'l. Call-Sign | Out of Commission | Whereabouts |
| Iltis | P 6058 | 17.12.1957 | DBRM | 31.01.1975 | Left to Turkey as spare-part-stock |
| Jaguar | P 6059 | 16.11.1957 | DBRQ | 22.061973 | Sold to Eberhardt-Werft, Arnis, reconstruction to Yacht "Lina III") |
| Leopard | P 6060 | 20.05.1958 | DBSD | 28.05.1973 | Sold to Hirdes, Kiel, reconstruction by Eberhard-Werft to Yacht "Heli I" |
| Luchs | P 6061 | 27.03.1958 | DBSE | 01.12.1972 | Broken up |
| Wolf | P 6062 | 12.02.1958 | DBWU | 21.02.1975 | Left to Turkey, "Kalkan" |
| Tiger | P 6063 | 15.10.1958 | DBWF | 20.12.1974 | 1971 to 5. S-Squad, left to Turkey "Karayel" |
| Panther | P 6064 | 15.12.1958 | DBOL | 01.03.1971 | sold to Eberhardt-Werft, Arnis, reconstruction to Yacht ??? |
| Löwe | P 6065 | 05.02.1959 | DBTS | 25.04.1975 | 1971 to 5. S-Squad, Left to Turkey "Yildiz" |
| Fuchs | P 6066 | 17.03.1959 | DBTT | 13.07.1973 | Sold to Eberhardt-Werft, Arnis, reconstruction to Yacht "Maria" |
| Marder | P 6067 | 07.07.1959 | DBTV | 22.06.1972 | Sold to Eberhardt-Werft, Arnis, reconstruction to Yacht ??? Boat for refugees in Med |
"Tiger"-Class, S-Boat Class 148
S-"Luchs" (Class 148) - Picture: Archives Förderverein
Boats of Class 148 and their Whereabouts
| Boat | Hull-No. | In Commission |
Int'l. Call-Sign*) |
Out of Commission | Whereabouts |
| S 41 - Tiger | P 6141 | 30.10.1972 | DSKA/DRBA | 22.09.1998 | Sold to Chile, commissioned as LM 39 Teniente Uribe" |
| S 42 - Iltis | P 6142 | 08.01.1973 | DSKB/DRBB | 15.10.1992 | Sold to Greece, "Botsis" P 72 |
| S 43 - Luchs | P 6143 | 09.04.1973 | DSKC/DRBC | 27.08.1998 | Sold to Chile as spare-part-stock, stranded by Tsunami at Talcahuano Beach |
| S 44 - Marder | P 6144 | 14.06.1973 | DSKD/DRBD | 25.05.1994 | Sold to Greece, P 74 “Plotarchis Vlahavas“, 10.06.2011 decommissioned, Spare Part Stock |
| S 45 - Leopard | P 6145 | 21.08.1973 | DSKE/DRBE | 28.09.2000 | Sold to Greece, P 76 “Ypoploiarchos Tournas”, 10.06.2011 decommissioned, Spare Part Stock |
| S 46 - Fuchs | P 6146 | 17.10.1973 | DSKF/DRBF | 16.12.2002 | Sold to Egypt, "6th October" |
| S 47 - Jaguar | P 6147 | 13.11.1973 | DSKG/DRBG | 28.09.2000 | Sold to Greece, P 77 "Plotarchis Sakipis", 10.06.2011 decommissioned, Spare Part Stock |
| S 48 - Löwe | P 6148 | 09.01.1974 | DSKH/DRBH | 16.12.2002 | Sold to Egypt, "21st October" |
| S 49 - Wolf | P 6149 | 26.02.1974 | DSKI/DRBI | 27.08.1997 | Sold to Chile, commisioned as LM 36 "Guardiamarina Riquelme", 2012 decommissioned, sunken as artillery-target in 2013 |
| S 50 - Panther | P 6150 | 03.05.1974 | DSKJ/DRBJ | 27.09.2001 | MArs W'haven, broken up |
*) first callsign until 30.11.1981, second callsign as of 01.12.1981.
On 01.12.1981 the boats got back their traditional names.
Picture of the final decommissioning of boats “Plotaris Vlahavas“ (ex-"S44 Marder"), “Ypoploiarchos Tournas” (ex-"S45 Leopard") and "Plotaqrchis Salipsis" (ex-"S47 Jaguar") by the Hellenic Navy below:
Decommissioning of ex-German Boats - Picture: Hellenic Navy
Ex-"S44 Marder" - ex-"P74 Plotarchis Vlahavas" laid up at Souda - Picture: Brian Shipman 23.09.2024
Ex-"S47 Jaguar" - ex-"P77 Plotarchis Salipis" laid up at Souda - Picture: Brian Shipman 23.09.2024
"LM 39" (ex S41 Tiger), "LM 36" (ex S49 Wolf), " LM 37" (ex S54 Elster), and "LM 38" (ex S60 Kranich) i Formation - Picture: Aquilera
"LM 36" (ex-"S49 Wolf") at anchor - Picture: Aquilera
Mat-Reserve ex "S43 Luchs" and ex "S53 Pelikan" beached by Tsunami - Picture: Aquilera