The Type 141 Seeadler-class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar-class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine.
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 Kondor in 1967 |
Class overview |
Name | Seeadler class |
Builders | Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Jaguar class |
Succeeded by | Zobel class |
In commission | 1958–1976 |
Completed | 10 |
Retired | 10 |
General characteristics |
Type | Torpedo boat (fast attack craft) |
Displacement | 183.4 tonnes standard, 210 tonnes full load |
Length | 42.6 m (139 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion |
- 4 Maybach MD 871 diesel engines, 3000 PS each (replaced by MD 872 engines with 3600 PS in the late 1960s)
- 4 propeller shafts, driving three-bladed propellers of 1.15 m diameter
- Bunker: 30 t diesel, 1.12 t lubricants, 2 t fresh water
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Speed |
- 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) cruise
- 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) max (later around 43.5kts )
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Range | 700 nautical miles (1,300 km; 810 mi) at 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 39 officers and enlisted |
Sensors & processing systems | Navigation radar, Surveillance radar |
Armament | |
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The Seeadler class was replaced in service with the Bundesmarine by the Type 143 Albatros class.