VS8 1943
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Names |
VS8 Schell I, 9 |
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Builders |
Sachsenberg, Hamburg: VS8, 9 |
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Commissioned |
6/1944: VS8 |
|
Losses |
incomplete: VS9 VS8 (9/1944) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
70 |
|
Displacement full, t |
98 |
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Length, m |
31.9 |
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Breadth, m |
8.08 wl 10.3 max |
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Draught, m |
2.00 mean 4.25 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Daimler-Benz MB501 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3660 |
|
Max speed, kts |
45 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 8.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 200(45) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 15/84 |
| Military load | 1 Pz III or Pz IV tank on landing lighter (6.5 t, 12.5 x 3.91 x 1.70 m, 2 shafts, 80 hp) |
|
Complement |
22 |
Project history: Landing hydrofoil ordered by Army and laid down under naval control. In August, 1941 order was transferred to Kriegsmarine.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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