"E-boat" is the British and American name for the German Schnellboot (S-boot), a small, fast torpedo boat a little larger than the American PT boat and the British MTB.

Specification

• Length - 34.9 m
• Weight - up to 100 t
• Speed - 43.8 kts
• Engines - Three 20-cylinder 2000hp MB501 diesels driving three propellers.
• Armament - 2 torpedo tubes, 1 x 20mm gun, 1 x 40mm gun

References

• "German E-Boats 1939-45" by Gordon Williamson and Ian Palmer, Osprey, 2002, ISBN 1841764450
• "German S-boote at War, 1939-1945" by Jean Philippe Dallies-Labourdette,UK: Histoire and Collections, 2003, ISBN 2913903495
• "S-Boote: German E-Boats in Action (1939-1945)" by Jean-Philippe Dallies-Labourdette, US/UK: Histoire and Collections, ISBN 2913903495