E-boat

E-boat (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat") was the Western Allies' designation for fast attack craft of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. The most popular, the S-100 class, were very seaworthy, heavily armed, and fast – capable of sustaining 43.5 knots (80.6 km/h; 50.1 mph) and briefly accelerating to 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph).

These craft were 35 metres (114' 10") long and 5.1 metres (16' 9"') in beam, half again longer and much sleeker than any of the Allied PT boats. Their diesel engine propulsion had substantially longer range (approximately 700 nautical miles) than the gasoline-fueled American PT boat and the generally similar British Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB).

As a result, the Royal Navy later developed better matched versions of MTBs using the Fairmile 'D' hull design.

History

Development

This design was chosen because the theatre of operations of such boats was expected to be the North Sea, English Channel and the Western Approaches. The requirement for good performance in rough seas dictated the use of a round-bottomed displacement hull rather than the flat-bottomed planing hull that was more usual for small, high-speed boats. Lürssen overcame many of the disadvantages of such a hull and, with the Oheka II, produced a craft that was fast, strong and seaworthy. This attracted the interest of the Reichsmarine, which in 1929 ordered a similar boat but fitted with two torpedo tubes. This became the S-1, and was the basis for all subsequent E-boats.

E-boat (trailer sailer)

The E-Boat, was designed by Julian Everitt, and went into production in 1976 and there are in excess of 250 E-Boats built between 1976 and 1984 of which around one hundred and fifty were in the UK. She was designed to comply with IOR rules and is basically a 22 feet, four berth trailer sailer. The E-Boat Offshore One Design is a light displacement flush deck IOR Mini Ton keel-boat with a lifting cast iron keel, designed in 1974. Most boats sailing are in Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands and Denmark.

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Sailing details

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Sailing Characteristics; For sailing the keel is locked down with a mechanism and is as firmly located as in any fixed keel boat. The benefit of her light displacement is seen in her speed and she will comfortably out pace many larger yachts, despite her uncomplicated masthead rig. As with the majority of trailer-sailers (and many other modern designs), she has a relatively low ballast ratio and therefore lacks the stability of heavier and larger yachts. In the right hands and with some simple but important safety modifications she can be capable of safe offshore passages.