MAL1
MAL13
MAL37
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "MAL I" type | ||||||
| MAL1 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 29/10/1943 | ||
| MAL2 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 26/8/1944 | ||
| MAL3 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 29/10/1943 | ||
| MAL4 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 29/8/1944 | ||
| MAL5 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 8/1943 | sunk 19/10/1944 | ||
| MAL6 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 19/10/1944 | ||
| MAL7 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 20/10/1944 | ||
| MAL8 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6/1943 | sunk 18/9/1943 | ||
| MAL9 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6/1943 | sunk 29/10/1943 | ||
| MAL10 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6/1943 | sunk 29/10/1943 | ||
| MAL11 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 6/1943 | sunk 29/10/1943 | ||
| MAL12 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1943 | 8/1943 | captured by United Kingdom 8/5/1945 | ||
| "MAL Ia" type | ||||||
| MAL13 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5/1944 | sunk 27/7/1944 | ||
| MAL14 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5/1944 | sunk 19/9/1944 | ||
| MAL15 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5/1944 | sunk 20/7/1944 | ||
| MAL16 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5/1944 | sunk 2/8/1944 | ||
| MAL17 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6/1944 | sunk 19/7/1944 | ||
| MAL18 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6/1944 | sunk 30/8/1944 | ||
| MAL19 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6/1944 | sunk 19/7/1944 | ||
| MAL20 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6/1944 | sunk 20/8/1944 | ||
| MAL21 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 6/1944 | sunk 19/9/1944 | ||
| MAL22 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7/1944 | wrecked 16/8/1944 | ||
| MAL23 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7/1944 | sunk 30/8/1944 | ||
| MAL24 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 7/1944 | sunk 30/8/1944 | ||
| MAL25 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 3/1944 | wrecked 9/11/1944 | ||
| MAL26 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 3/1944 | |||
| MAL27 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 7/10/1944 | ||
| MAL28 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12/1944 | captured by USA 10/5/1945 | ||
| MAL29 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 7/10/1944 | ||
| MAL30 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12/1944 | captured by USA 10/5/1945 | ||
| MAL31 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- // 7/1944 | to Finland before completion (M31) | ||
| MAL32 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- // 7/1944 | to Finland before completion (M32) | ||
| MAL33 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- // 7/1944 | to Finland before completion (M33) | ||
| MAL34 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | to Finland before completion (M34), incomplete | ||
| MAL35 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL36 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| "MAL II" type | ||||||
| MAL37 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | sunk incomplete 7/3/1945 | ||
| MAL38 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | never commissioned, to Soviet Union 1946, wrecked 19/2/1946 | ||
| MAL39 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | completed as PiLB43/I | ||
| MAL40 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | --- | completed as PiLB43/II | ||
| MAL41 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12/1944 | surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 1946 | ||
| MAL42 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 12/1944 | surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 1946 | ||
| MAL43 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 5/1945 | never commissioned, surrendered 5/1945, sold | ||
| MAL44 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1944 | 4/1945 | surrendered 5/1945, sold | ||
| MAL39 (ex-MAL45) | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | surrendered 5/1945, sold | ||
| MAL40 (ex-MAL46) | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 5/1945 | never commissioned, surrendered 5/1945, sold | ||
| MAL47 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | 1945 | never commissioned, to Soviet Union 3/1946 | ||
| MAL48 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL49 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL50 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL51 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL52 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL53 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL54 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL55 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL56 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL57 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL58 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL59 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
| MAL60 | Krupp, Rheinhausen | 1945 | --- | BU incomplete | ||
|
Displacement standard, t |
MAL II: 225 |
|
Displacement full, t |
MAL I: 140 MAL Ia: 146 MAL II: 277 |
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Length, m |
MAL I: 34.2 MAL Ia: 34.3 MAL II: 35.5 |
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Breadth, m |
MAL I, Ia: 7.72 MAL II: 8.60 |
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Draught, m |
MAL I: 0.87 deep load MAL Ia: 0.83 deep load MAL II: 1.19 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Deutz diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
260 |
|
Max speed, kts |
MAL I: 8.5 MAL Ia, II: 8 |
|
Fuel, t |
MAL I: diesel oil 4.9 MAL Ia, II: diesel oil 5.2 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
MAL I: 790(8.5) MAL II: 790(8) |
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Armament |
MAL I: 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38 or 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 1 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 AA rocket launcher MAL Ia: 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 MAL II: 2 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 |
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Complement |
28 - 29 |
Ship project history: Ships had an open cargo hold with army guns installed; in transport variant they can carry 200 troops or 80t of cargo. They can be disassembled on sections for transportation by trucks and by rail. Since MAL7 CT was defended by 25mm armour. Four units were transferred to Finland. In operations 27 units were lost.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2008-14