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Re: HMS Albatross
Posted by: Brian ()
Date: August 14, 2003 12:08AM

<HTML>Hi Tony,
S-boote (Schnellboote) is the correct name of what the RN called E-boats. The T3d Dackel was a very long range, slow pattern-running torpedo inteded for use inside harbor or restricted areas like bays, inlets & the like. About 300 were manufactured & issued from 7/1944, some 80-90 being fired at shipping in Seine Bay.
The range was 57 km (62,000 yds) at 9 knots, the slow speed favoring the batteries, the problem of how to carry enough compressed air being solved by inserting an additional section into the torpedo body. The charge was low, just 281 kg (620 lb) with a sensitive contact firing pistol. he length was about 11 m (36') and weight 2216 kg (4885 lb). Due to great length it could only be fired by S-boote, the directional setting allowed a straight run of up to 34,000 m then a circling or zig-zag pattern up to 2600 m off the base corse.
As far as pointing you in the direction of additional info, there are only 2 courses open: the PRO at Kw Gardens, London, or the German Navy archives, for the Action Reports of the units involved, there is very little in print about these exploits due to the difficulty of verifying results given the long time the weapon was in the water.
Cordially, Brian</HTML>

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