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S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945

S-Boats - Technical Data

"S 2" - "S 5"

 

Shipyards Lürssen
 Length 27,95 m
Bream 4,46 m
Draught 1,45 m
Displacement 46,5/58 ts
Propulsion "S 2" to "S 5" 3 x Daimler-Benz 12 cylinder fourstroke gasoline engines 2400/2700 PS
Propulsion "S 6" 
3 x MAN L 7 fourstroke Diesel engines 900/1320 HP 
3 x Maybach S.5 engine 100 HP on middle shaft 
Speed 33,8 resp. 32 kts
Complement 12 - 13
Armament
2 x Torpedo Tubes 50 cm, from 1933 - 53,3 cm
1 x 20 mm Machinegun

 

"S 2" Leaving Kolberg Harbour - Picture: Archives P. Jancke

"S 4" in the Baltic - Picture: Archives Förderverein

Specialities:

The 100 PS Maybach S.5-Motor could with stopped main-engines be coupled to the middle shaft, to propell the boat silently with a speed of 6 knots. At the same time this would save petrol and enhance the operational radius.

 

 

 

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