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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
E-boat
Category
Country
Production
1930–1945
Quantity
248
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · INTERWAR PERIOD
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationS-boot
- Ship Typefast attack craft
- Builder / ShipyardLürssen, Vegesack; Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde; Galați shipyard and Constanța Shipyard, Romania
- Laid Down1930
- Launched1930
- Commissioned1930
- Ships in Class248
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement92 t
- Standard Displacement105 t
- Full Load Displacement112 t
▣Dimensions5MOD.5
- Length (overall)34.94 m
- Length (waterline)32.4 m
- Beam5.38 m
- Draft1.45 m
- Freeboard1.2 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement21
- Officers3
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion10MOD.10
- Propulsion Type3 × Daimler Benz MB 501 marine diesel engines
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 diesel engines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power3,300 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed39 kn
- Cruise Speed43.5 kn
- Range750
- Endurance1.5 day
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun37mm gun
- Main Gun Calibre37 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns20mm gun
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- VLS Cells0
- SAM Maximum Range0 km
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood over alloy frames
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed248
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned259
- Cancelled259
- Lost57
- Retired191
- Preserved1
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armour4mm steel below waterline, light alloy above
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1930Production started
- 1936First deployment: Spanish Civil War
- 1945Production ended
96
years in service
15
years in production
248
units produced
7
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries10country
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
37PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT1INTERWAR PERIOD · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT344GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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