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GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
COASTAL FORCES
68.1 fast attack craft (torpedo) (1959-1968)
Photo
68.200 series as FAC (torpedo)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68.1 68.2 68.201-68.226 81.1 |
Yachtwerft, Berlin: 68.1, 68.2, 68.201-68.226, 81.1 |
1959: 68.1 1960: 68.2 1964: 68.202, 68.203, 68.208, 68.209 1966: 68.201, 68.206, 68.207 1967: 68.213, 68.216, 68.218-68.222, 68.225, 68.226 1968: 68.205, 68.210-68.212, 68.214, 68.215, 68.223, 68.224, 81.1 |
never completed: 68.204, 68.217 68.225 (5.6.1968, collision) |
none |
1963: 68.1, 68.2 1967: 68.201, 68.203, 68.209 1968: 68.202, 68.206-68.208, 81.1 1970: 68.213 1972: 68.219 1973: 68.218, 68.221, 68.222, 68.224 1974: 68.215, 68.220, 68.226 1975: 68.205, 68.210-68.212, 68.214, 68.216, 68.223 |
Technical data
| Data variant | all except 68.1, 81.1 | 68.1 | 81.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Displacement standard, t | 16 |
13 |
16 |
| Displacement full, t | 19 |
15 |
19 |
| Length, m | 17.1 |
13.0 |
17.1 |
| Breadth, m | 3.59 |
3.59 |
3.59 |
| Draught, m | 0.90 |
0.90 |
0.90 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
1 |
2 |
| Machinery | 2 M-50F4 diesels |
1 M-50F3 diesel |
1 M-50F3 diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
1200 |
1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 50 |
35 |
40 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
diesel oil |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 200(48) |
200(48) |
200(48) |
| Armament | 68.2: 1 x 1 - 12.7/79, 3 - 533 TT or 6 mines or landing party others: 3 - 533 TT or 6 mines |
3 - 533 TT or 6 mines |
2 - 533 TT |
| Electronic equipment | KSA-3 radar |
KSA-3 radar |
KSA-3 radar |
| Complement | 3 |
3 |
3 |
Standard scale images
68.212 1970
Graphics
68.200 series as FAC (torpedo)
68.200 series as assault craft
81.1
Project history
This 'Hydra' design was prepared by Yachtwerft, Berlin, under the designation 'Project 68', competing with the 'litis' class; they were larger and slower, but more powerfully armed and more suited to general purpose use. The wooden hull backed by aluminium alloy frames was stepped aft to accommodate three single stern-fired tail-first TTs which could be removed to carry mines or accommodate landing parties. 81.1 was experimental hydrofoil launch.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
: No significant events.
