LM17 1918
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Names |
LM17; L18, 12/1917- LM18; LM19; L20, 12/1917- LM20, 1926- UZ(S)13; LM31 - 33 |
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Builders |
Roland-Werft, Hemelingen |
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Commissioned |
1917: L18, L20 1918: LM17 1919: LM19 |
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Losses |
BU incomplete: LM31 - 33 |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
1919: LM17 - 19 3/1931: UZ(S)13 |
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Displacement normal, t |
7.5 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
17.0 |
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Breadth, m |
2.42 |
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Draught, m |
0.60 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
Maybach CX petrol engines |
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Power, h. p. |
720 |
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Max speed, kts |
30.8 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol 1500 l |
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Armament |
LM17 - 19: 1 x 1 - 7.9/79, 1 - 450 TT L20: 1 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen |
| Complement | 7 |
Ship project history: All boats had aircraft motors. Unlike British boats the German have been armed by one fixed bow TT instead of stern cradles. LM-type boats were used for coast defence, 14 were based on Belgium coast and 7 on Baltic.
Modernizations: 1918, LM20: + 1 - 450 TT
1926, UZ(S)13: engines were replaced by 3 Mercedes-Benz (780hp)
Naval service: LM20 was sold in 1919 but reverted to navy in 1926 as ASW boat. LM19 was never commissioned by the navy.
LM boats after WW I
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