E-boat was the Western Allies ' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat"; plural Schnellboote) of the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II; E-boat could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a large Torpedoboot.[1]

2023年6月22日 · The Schnellboot – or S-Boot – was a German fast attack craft that served with the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. It was referred to as the “E-boat” by the …

2021年2月4日 · German Schnellboote (S-Boote) known by the allies as "E-Boats" were mass-produced long-range diesel FACs roaming coastal areas, by Lürssen.

2023年7月19日 · Celebrated for their speed, durability, and combat prowess, these high-speed torpedo boats, deployed extensively by the Kriegsmarine, left an indelible imprint on the battlefields of the North Sea, English Channel, and Western Approaches, orchestrating swift strikes and adept retreats.

German Schnellboot (S-boat), called by the Allies E-boat (‘enemy boat’). History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. During World War II, the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) utilized various types of fast attack craft, including speedboats (Schnellboote or S-boats) and torpedo boats.

The Fast Attack boats - called E-Boats by the Allied - were the primary attack crafts for coastal water that took over the role of the classical torpedo boat. Besides several only slightly different classes of the so called S-Boats which operated very successful, multiple design studies of very unconventional Fast Attack Boats were made but ...

2016年4月6日 · On 13 June, Beaufighters scored a notable success by sinking four boats of the 2nd Flotilla in an attack off Le Touquet. Shortly after dusk of the following day, the E-boats suffered their heaviest-ever single loss when eleven were destroyed and three damaged in a massive air raid on Le Havre by Lancasters of Bomber Command.

2017年7月10日 · The German Naval Command began development in 1920 with series of trials using a variety of designs for boats suited for action in North Sea conditions. Hulls, commonly used for speedboats, were built with a surface-skimming qualities best suited for fast boats in …

Germany had been involved in the construction of high-quality and extremely fast motorboats since before the end of the nineteenth century, with one of the most influential manufacturers being the firm of Otto Lürssen. In 1908, a boat built by this firm, and powered by a Daimler engine, had reached speeds of 50 knots.

2012年4月20日 · Known to the allies as the E-Boats ('Enemy'), they performed sterling duties in the Black Sea and English Channel, where they became a particular scourge. Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and...