German E-boat

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
torpedoes
cannons
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Lürssen
gptkb:Kröger
Schlichting
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 24 to 30
gptkbp:hasExhibit S-130 at the Wheatcroft Collection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German E-boat
gptkbp:influenced Allied naval tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy British Motor Torpedo Boat
gptkbp:length approximately 35 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 43.5 knots
gptkbp:notableCommander Heinrich Liebe
Werner Töniges
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Cerberus
gptkb:Battle_of_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:notableFeature high speed
stealthy operations
hydrodynamic hull design
gptkbp:notableFor S-100 class
S-38 class
gptkbp:notableLoss S-38 sunk in 1944
S-80 sunk in 1944
gptkbp:notableMission rescue operations
reconnaissance
special operations
patrol
harbor defense
escort duties
torpedo attacks
minelaying
anti-shipping operations
supply runs
coastal raiding
minefield reconnaissance
gptkbp:notableSurvivor S-130
S-38 (restored in UK)
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:successor postwar German fast attack craft
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Rowan_(DD-545)
gptkb:USS_Rowan_(DD-405)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7