E-boat (Schnellboot)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
torpedoes
cannons
gptkbp:commissioned 1930s
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 24 to 30
gptkbp:etymology E-boat stands for 'Enemy boat' in Allied usage
Schnellboot means 'fast boat' in German
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E-boat (Schnellboot)
gptkbp:hullMaterial wood
aluminum
gptkbp:lastCommissioned 1945
gptkbp:length approximately 35 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lürssen
gptkb:Kröger
Schlichting
Fr. Lürssen Werft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 43.5 knots
gptkbp:museumDisplay S-130 at the Wheatcroft Collection
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:ship
gptkbp:nickname E-boat
gptkbp:nicknameByAllies E-boat
gptkbp:notableCommander Heinrich Liebe
Werner Töniges
Bernd Klug
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:notableFor high speed
S-100 class
stealthy attacks
success against Allied shipping
gptkbp:notableLoss S-38 sunk in 1944
S-80 sunk in 1944
gptkbp:notableSurvivor S-130
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ship
MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat)
gptkbp:successor postwar German fast attack craft
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lürssen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5