home

fighting ships of the world

SPANISH NAVY (SPAIN)

COASTAL FORCES

LT27 motor torpedo boats (1953-1959)

LT27 1953

LT30 1968

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
LT27     La Carraca, Cadiz 10.1944 9.6.1949 7.1953 stricken 1.1963
LT28     La Carraca, Cadiz 10.1944 22.12.1949 7.1953 stricken 1.1963
LT29     La Carraca, Cadiz 12.1949 27.9.1950 7.1953 stricken 8.1961
LT30     La Carraca, Cadiz 6.1950 16.2.1953 9.1953 stricken 7.1977
LT31     La Carraca, Cadiz 3.1953 2.7.1954 7.1956 stricken 7.1977
LT32     La Carraca, Cadiz 11.1954 27.2.1956 11.1959 stricken 8.1974

 

Displacement standard, t

100

Displacement full, t

116

Length, m

34.8

Breadth, m

5.12

Draught, m

1.53

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Mercedes-Benz diesels

Power, h. p.

7500

Max speed, kts

40

Fuel, t

diesel oil 20

Endurance, nm(kts) 800(30)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90, 2 - 533 TT (4), 2 DCR (6)

Sensors RM-914 radar (on some)
Complement

22

Project history: Built in Spain by "La Carraca" under drawings of German S38 class, Spanish designation of project is LT-40. Licence agreement with "Lürssen" was signed 24.6.1942, building of 10 boats was authorised by the decree from 30.3.1944, first two boats were laid down in 1944. Because of the cessation of deliveries of materials from Germany and absence of boatbuilding experience building was extremely delayed. Six boats (LT27-32), for which Germans had time to deliver motors in wartime, were completed only in 1953-59. Remaining four boats were suspended in 1958 and ultimately cancelled 11.5.1962.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

LT27 1952

© Ivan Gogin, 2011-15