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LS2 light torpedo boats (1940 - 1944)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LS1, LS2 Meteorit, LS3, LS4 Esau, LS5 - LS18 |
Naglo Werft, Berlin: LS1 Dornier Werft, Friedrichshafen: LS2 - LS18 |
1940: LS2, LS3 1941: LS4 - LS6 1943: LS7, LS8 1944: LS9 - LS12 |
LS1 - cancelled LS13 - LS18 - incomplete LS2 Meteorit (23.12.1940), LS3 (20.11.1941), LS4 Esau (17.10.1943), LS5 (16.10.1943), LS6 (25.9.1943), LS7 (14.10.1944), LS8 (10.10.1944), LS9 (10.10.1944), LS10 (14.10.1944) |
Soviet Union, 1945: LS12 |
10/1944: LS11 (hulk) surrendered 5.1945: LS12 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 11.5 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 11.9 - 12.7 |
| Length, m | 12.5 |
| Breadth, m | 3.46 |
| Draught, m | 0.92 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | LS1, 2, 5, 6: 2 Jumo 205 diesels LS3, 4, 7 - 18: 2 Daimler-Benz MB507 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | LS1, 2, 5, 6: 1400 LS3, 4, 7 - 18: 1700 |
| Max speed, kts | LS1, 2, 5, 6: 34 LS3, 4, 7 - 12: 40.9 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 300(30) |
| Armament | LS1 - LS4: 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 - 450 TT or 3 - 4 mines LS5, 6: 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 - 450 TT or 11 DC or 3 - 4 mines LS7 - LS18: 1 x 1 - 15/84, 2 - 450 TT or 3 - 4 mines |
| Complement | 7 |
Project history
Light MTBs (Leichte Schnellboote), developed specially for service onboard of commerce raiders. LS1, 3-6 had composite hulls, remaining were fulfilled from light alloys. Boats had 2 two stern cradles and instead of torpedoes could carry 3-4 ground mines.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
