PiLB43/II 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| PiLB43/I | Bodanwerft, Kressbronn | 2.1944 | sunk 6.5.1945 | ||||
| PiLB43/II | Bodanwerft, Kressbronn | 4.1944 | sunk 4.1945 |
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Displacement standard, t |
145 |
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Displacement full, t |
225 |
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Length, m |
35.5 |
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Breadth, m |
8.60 |
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Draught, m |
0.92 - 1.09 deep load |
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No of shafts |
PiLB43/I: 3 PiLB43/II:2 |
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Machinery |
PiLB43/I: 3 Deutz diesels PiLB43/II:2 Deutz diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
PiLB43/I: 360 PiLB43/II: 240 |
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Max speed, kts |
PiLB43/I: 8.3 PiLB43/II: 6 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/42 PaK40 or 1 x 24 - 82 rocket launcher; 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38 |
| Military load | 100 t of cargo or 250 men |
| Complement |
Project history: Pionierlandungsboot (Engineering troops landing boat). Ships were built from parts of MAL39 and MAL40 respectively.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: PiLB43/I was sunk by Soviet MTB 6.5.1945, PiLB43/II by Soviet bombers in April, 1945.
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