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S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945

S-Boats - Technical Data

"S 26" - "S 29"

 

S-Boat of Type S 26 - Picture from Fock: Schnellboote Vol 2

Shipyards Lürssen
 Length 34,94 m
Bream 5,10 m
Draught 1,67 m
Displacement 92,5/115 ts
Propulsion  3 x Daimler-Benz MB 501 Diesel engines 2000 HP 
Speed 39,5 kts
Complement 21
Armament
2 x Torpedo Tubes 53,3 cm
2 x 20 mm Machineguns

By building the forecastle higher the tropeotubes could be integrated into the forecastle. This provided protection of the tubes against impact of seawater. At the same time it improved the seaworthyness of the boats. 

The command-position was behind the bridgehouse.

The forecastle-gun (20mm) was retrofitted on all boats. The boats "S 27" and "S 29" were later retrofitted with a 3,7mm gun on the quarterdeck.

The boats "S 26" and "S 28" of the 1. SFltl were 1943 retrofitted with a scull-bridge and a 40mm-Bofors on the quarterdeck  at Constanta.

 

"S 26" alongside a Boat of Class "S 18" - Picture: Archives Förderverein

 

Boats of Type "S 26" in 1941 at Finnland - Picture: From Bürger "Schnellboote vor!"

 

Boat Commissioned Fltl Commanding Officers Whereabouts
26 21.05.40 1 ObLt.z.S. Fimmen - Lt.z.S. Silies 19.08.44 + at Sulina
27 05.07.40 1 ObLt.z.S. Klug - ObLt.z.S. Büchting 05.09.42 + off Taman-peninsula
28 01.09.40 1 ObLt.z.S. Detlefsen - ObLt.z.S. Klug - Lt.z.S. Wrampe - Lt.z.S. Schneider, W. - Lt.z.S. Künzel - StObStrm./Lt.z.S. Neumeier 25.08.44 (+) at Konstanza
29 28.11.40 1 - 2 ObLt.z.S. Frhr von Mirbach, ObLt.z.S. Schmidt, M. - Kptlt. Töniges - ObLt.z.S. Johannsen - ObLt.z.S. Klemm 29.03.43 + in the Channel

 

 

 

 

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