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SA1 torpedo boats (1941 - 1942)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA1,1942- FH24 SA2, 1942- FH25 SA3 SA4, 1942- FC40 SA5, 1942- FK2 SA6 SA7 SA8, 1943- FK58 SA9, 1943- FK59 |
Jouett, Sartrouville: SA1 Chant. Romano, Antibes: SA2 - 4, 6, 7 Chantiers Navales de Meulan: SA5 Chant. de la Loire, St. Nazaire: SA8, 9 |
1941: SA1 - 5 1942: SA6, 8,9 |
SA6, 7 - cancelled SA3 (24.3.1942) |
none |
surrendered 5.1945: FH24, FH25, FC40, FK2, FK58, FK59 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 23 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 30 |
| Length, m | 20.2 |
| Breadth, m | 5.00 |
| Draught, m | 0.90 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Lorraine Petrel petrol engines / 2 petrol engines for cruising |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 / 200 |
| Max speed, kts | 40 / 15 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 600(15) |
| Armament | as designed: 1 x 1 - 37/50 M1925, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 18 |
Project history
Motor torpedo boats, ordered by Republican Spanish Government in France in 1937 as type 40K, SA8 and 9 were ordered by French Navy as patrol boats. All were captured on the stocks. Since 1941 they were completed as MTBs for Kriegsmarine.
Modernizations
1942 - 1943, all survived: were converted to guard / patrol boats without TTs.
Naval service
No significant events.
