Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 57,6 t
- Length (Total)
- 28,04 m
- Beam
- 4,30 m
- Draft
- 1,50 m
- Crew
- 12-13
Design and development
The class
The four S-Boats of the Schnellboot 1931 class were the first small class of S-boats built by the German navy after World War I. Roughly based on the prototype boat S1, they were mainly used as testbeds to further develop this kind of boats.
Unlike the later boats, they had the more dangerous fuel engines instead of diesel ones, since the engine suppliers were not able to deliver powerful enough diesel engines.
The four boats formed a so called "Half Flotilla" and together they trained S-boats tactics for later use.
None of the boats was used during World War II, they all were sold to Spain in 1936.
Construction records
Boats of the class
4 boats and their recorded construction details and fates.
4 boats
| Name | Construction | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | Lürssen Vegesack, 1931 | 01.12.1931 | 22.04.1932 | Sold to Spain on 10.12.1936 as Falange, destroyed after a fire on 18.06.1937. |
| S3 | Lürssen Vegesack, 1931 | 10.12.1931 | 27.05.1932 | Sold to Spain on 10.12.1936, badly damaged while being unloaded in Cadiz in February 1937, never commissioned there. |
| S4 | Lürssen Vegesack, 1932 | 11.06.1932 | 20.06.1932 | Sold to Spain on 10.12.1936 as Requeté, scrapped 1946. |
| S5 | Lürssen Vegesack, 1932 | 1932 | 14.07.1932 | Sold to Spain on 10.12.1936 as Ovieedo, scrapped 1946. |
No matching boat was found.
At a glance
Technical profile
Principal dimensions, armament, machinery and performance.
Armament
- 2 cm MG
- 1
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 2
Machinery
- Shafts
- 3
- Engines
- 3 + 1
- Type
- DB BFz 12cyl engines (plus one Maybach S5 engine)
Performance
- Total Performance
- 3000 shp
- Speed
- 33,8 kn
- Range
- 582 miles at 22 kn
The archive
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