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S-14 (Germany)

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:24 pm
by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
Built in World War II by Fr. Lürssen, Vegesack, motor torpedo boat, type S-14, Displ.: 97.5/115 tons, L:34,62 m. B:5,10 m. Draught:1,40 m. 3-MAN L11 diesels: 6150 HP. 37.5 kn. armament: 2 torpedo tubes 53.3 cm. 1-2 cm. A.A. crew: 17-21.
1944 sunk in the English Channel, salvaged by the US Navy in 1945 and offered to Denmark. The Danish Navy did not accept the offer because the salt water had damaged the engines too much.
(Germany 1944, 50 + 50 PF, StG. 830)
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