Die Schnellboot-Seite
S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945
Losses of the S-Boat-Force
The Reichsmarine was renamed Kriegsmarine on 12.03.1935. At this point in time it owned the S-boats "S 1" through "S 8", assembled in the 1. Schnellboothalbflottille. Also Tender (Begleitschiff) "Tsingtau" was subordinat to it. On 12.06.1935 " S 9" was commissioned and the unit was renamed 1. Schnellbootflottille ( 1.SFltl). The boats "S 10" through "S 13" were also delivered 1935.
At the outbreak of World War 2 the Kriegsmarine owned 18 S-boats.
1939
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 17 | 08.09.1939 | Severe damage by seastate, broken up |
1940
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 32 | 22.06.1940 | Minehit in the Channel |
| S 23 | 12.07.1940 | Minehit in the sothern Northsea, scuttled |
| S 37 | 12.10.1940 | Minehit east of Orfordness |
| S 38 | 20.11.1940 | Hit by artillery in sothern. Northsea by British escort |
1941
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 43 | 27.06.1941 | Minehit northeast of Dagö |
| S 106 | 27.06.1941 | Minehit north of Dagö |
| S 41 | 20.11.1941 | Collision with S 47 iin the Channel, scuttled |
1942
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 53 | 20.02.1942 | Collision with S 39 in battle with British units in the Channel |
| S 111 | 15.03.1942 | Hit by artillery in battle with British units in the Channel, scuttled |
| S 31 | 10.05.1942 | Minehit off La Valetta, Malta |
| S 34 | 17.05.1942 | Hit by coastal artillery off La Valetta, Malta, scuttled |
| S 27 | 05.09.1942 | Torpedohit by S 72 in the Black Sea |
1943
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 104 | 09.01.1943 | Minehit in the Channel |
| S 71 | 18.02.1943 | Hit by artillery in battle with British units in the Channel |
| S 35 | 28.02.1943 | Minehit northwest of Bizerta |
| S 70 | 05.03.1943 | Hit by drifting mine in the Channel |
| S 75 | 05.03.1943 | Bombhit in Ijmuiden from British fighterbomber |
| S 119 | 08.03.1943 | Collision with S 114 in battle with British units in the Channel |
| S 29 | 29.03.1943 | Collision with British. MGB 333 in southern Northsea, scuttled |
| S 59 | 06.07.1943 | Bombhit in Porto Empedocle from allied bomber |
| S 102 | 08.07.1943 | Minehit in Kertsch-Street |
| S 77 | 25.07.1943 | Hit by artillery by British MGB west of Ostend |
| S 44 | 25.07.1943 | Bombhit in Kiel by British bomber |
| S 66 | 25.07.1943 | Bombhit in Kiel by British bomber |
| S 137 | 29.07.1943 | Bombhit in Kiel by British bomber |
| S 121 | 11.08.1943 | Bombhit in Bight of L'Abervrach by British fighterbomber |
| S 73 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 21, decommissioned 1958 |
| S 78 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 22, decommissioned 1958 |
| S 124 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 23, decommissioned 1958 |
| S 125 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 24, decommissioned 1954 |
| S 126 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 25, decommissioned 1954 |
| S 134 | 16.08.1943 | Sold to Spain as LT 26, decommissioned 1958 |
| SA 7 | 08.1943 | ex MTB 345 sunk after fire off Shetland Islands |
| S 46 | 10.09.1943 | Bombhit off Feodosija by Soviet ground attack aircraft |
| S 96 | 25.09.1943 | Collision with British ML 145 off Lowestoft, scuttled |
| S 63 | 25.10.1943 | Hit by artillery off Cromer by British escort |
| S 88 | 25.10.1943 | Hit by artillery in sothern Northsea by British MGB |
| S 74 | 04.11.1943 | Bombhit in Hoofden by British fighterbomber and torpedohit by S 135 |
| S 56 | 20.11.1943 | Broken up in Toulon after bombhit by US bomber |
1944
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by |
| S 55 | 10.01.1944 | Bombhit in Vela Luca Bight by British fighterbomber south. Northsea |
| S 193 | 22.02.1944 | Hit by artillerietreffer in with British unit in the Channel south. Northsea |
| S 94 | 23.02.1944 | Collision with S 128 in battle with British escorts |
| S 128 | 23.02.1944 | Collision with S 94 in battle with British escorts |
| S 93 | 26.03.1944 | Bombhit in Ijmuiden by US-Marauder (B-26) |
| S 129 | 26.03.1944 | Bombhit in Ijmuiden by US-Marauder (B-26) |
| S 147 | 26.04.1944 | Hit by artillery north of Cherbourg by French destroyer |
| S 141 | 13.05.1944 | Hit by artillery off Selsey Bill by French destroyer |
| S 87 | 20.05.1944 | Bombhit off Ostend by British fighterbomber, scuttled |
| S 139 | 07.06.1944 | Minehit off Barfleur |
| S 140 | 07.06.1944 | Minehit off Barfleur |
| S 136 | 11.06.1944 | Hit by artillery east of Barfleur by British and Polish destroyers |
| S 153 | 12.06.1944 | Hit by artillery off island of Hvar by British destroyer "Eggesford" *) |
| S 178 | 13.06.1944 | Hit by gunfire off Boulogne by British Beaufighter |
| S 179 | 13.06.1944 | Hit by gunfire off Boulogne by British Beaufighter |
| S 189 | 13.06.1944 | Hit by gunfire off Boulogne by British Beaufighter |
| S 100 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 138 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 142 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 143 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 144 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 146 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 150 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 169 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 171 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 172 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 173 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 187 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 188 | 14.06.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 190 | 23.06.1944 | Hit by artillery in Seine-Bight by British destroyer escort |
| S 182 | 29.07.1944 | Collision with British MTB 430 in the Channel, scuttled |
| S 114 | 02.08.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 39 | 02.08.1944 | Bombhit in Le Havre by British Lancaster bomber |
| S 84 | 19.08.1944 | Broken up in Le Havre after bombenhit on 14.06.44 |
| S 57 | 19.08.1944 | Hit by artillery off Dubrovnic by British MGB |
| S 26 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Sulina by Soviet bomber |
| S 72 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Sulina by Soviet bomber |
| S 40 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Sulina by Soviet bomber |
| S 42 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Konstanza by Soviet bomber |
| S 52 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Konstanza by Soviet bomber |
| S 131 | 19.08.1944 | Bombhit in Konstanza bySoviet bomber |
| S 148 | 22.08.1944 | Minehit south of Dnjestr-Liman |
| S 28 | 25.08.1944 | Bombhit in Konstanza by Soviet bomber, scuttled |
| S 149 | 25.08.1944 | Bombhit in Konstanza by Soviet bomber, scuttled |
| S 91 | 25.08.1944 | Hit by artillery off Fécamp by British escort |
| S 45 | 29.08.1944 | Scuttled off Varna |
| S 47 | 29.08.1944 | Scuttled off Varna |
| S 49 | 29.08.1944 | Scuttled off Varna |
| S 51 | 29.08.1944 | Scuttled off Varna |
| S 80 | 01.09.1944 | Minehit off Viborg/Finnland |
| S 184 | 05.09.1944 | Hit by shorebattery southeast of Dover, scuttled |
| S 145 | 15.09.1944 | Scuttled in Brest since not ready to sail |
| S 702 | 19.09.1944 | Collision with S 200 in battle with British escorts, scuttled |
| S 183 | 19.09.1944 | Hit by artillery north of Dunkerk by British escorts |
| S 200 | 19.09.1944 | Hit by artillery north of Dunkerk by British escorts |
| S 158 | 25.10.1944 | Bombhit in Sebenico |
| S 54 | 31.10.1944 | Scuttled in Saloniki after minehit on 23.04.44 |
| S 203 | 10.11.1944 | Scuttled off Lindesnes after collision with R 220 |
| S 198 | 15.12.1944 | Bombhit in bunker Ijmuiden by British bomber |
| S 185 | 23.12.1944 | Hit by artillery west of Ostend by British escorts |
| S 192 | 23.12.1944 | Hit by artillery west of Ostend by British escorts |
| S 14 | ......1944 | Supposedly sunken in the Channel as fast tug |
*) Destroyer Escort "Eggesford" was commissioned by Germany 1959 as F 128 "Brommy" for the Underwater Weapons School
"S 158" hit by a bomb on 25.10.1944 in Sebenico - Pictures: Archives Kloetzke
"S 144" was the first S-boat which fell into the hands of the Allies. During the bomb attack on Le Havre on 14.06.1944 it had been jammed under a sunken drydock, in which "S 169" had been turned over and destroyed by a bomb hit, and had initially not been salvageable. It was salvaged by the USN in February 1945 and was made provisionally seaworthy again. It was brought to Plymouth where it was testet and then by LST to New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, USA where it was subject to further testing. This boat hab been considered to be "S 169" until 2010 when it could be identified by contacts between Förderverein Museums-Schnellboot and Chip Marshall, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, via the picture below as "S 144" (9. SFltl-coat of arms under the bridge - "S 169" had belonged to the 4. SFltl).
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| Picture of the salvaged "S 144" with the coat of arms 9. SFltl in Le Havre - Picture: US National Archives, College Park, Maryland, USA |
1945
| Boat | Date | Loss caused by | |||
| S 33 | 10.01.1945 | Stranding on Island of Unie/Adriatic Sea, 16.01. torpedohit by MTB | |||
| S 58 | 17.01.1945 | Stranding on Island of Unie/Adria, 17.01. blown up | |||
| S 60 | 17.01.1945 | Stranding on Island of Unie/Adria, 17.01. blown up | |||
| S 180 | 14.01.1945 | Minehit south of Hoek van Holland | |||
| S 154 | 22.01.1941 | Bombhit in Pola | |||
| S 199 | 23.01.1945 | Hit by shorebattery on Margate-Roads and collision with S 701 | |||
| S 181 | 21.02.1945 | Hit by gunfire off Den Helder by British fighterbomber | |||
| S 167 | 22.02.1945 | Collision off Hoofden | |||
| S 193 | 22.02.1945 | Hit by artillery in Channel by British escorts | |||
| S 220 | 01.03.1945 | Scuttled northwest of Ostend after artilleryhit by British escort | |||
| S 186 | 30.03.1945 | Bombhit in Wilhelmshaven by British bomber | |||
| S 194 | 30.03.1945 | Bombhit in Wilhelmshaven by British bomber | |||
| S 224 | 30.03.1945 | Bombhit in Wilhelmshaven by British bomber | |||
| S 176 | 07.04.1945 | Scuttled after battle with British MTBs | |||
| S 177 | 07.04.1945 | Scuttled after battle with British MTBs | |||
| S 223 | 08.04.1945 | Mineht off Hoofden | |||
| S 202 | 08.04.1945 | Collision with S 703 off Hoofden in battle with British MGBs | |||
| S 703 | 08.04.1945 | collision with S 202 off Hoofden in battle with British MGBs | |||
| S 157 | 01.05.1945 | Hit by Jugoslavian mortar off Triest | |||
| S 201 | 03.05.1945 | Scuttled in Kiel after bombhit | |||
| S 30 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 36 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 61 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 151 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 152 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 155 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 156 | 03.05.1945 | Handed over from Pola to allies in Ancona | |||
| S 103 | 04.05.1945 | Bombhit off Mommark by British fighterbomber | |||
| S 18 | 05.05.1945 | Bombhit in western Baltic by allied bomber | |||
| S 226 | 06.05.1945 | Scuttled east of Fehmarn | |||
| S 191 | 07.05.1945 | Scuttled in Fehmarnsound after collision with S 301 | |||
| S 301 | 07.05.1945 | Scuttled in Fehmarnsound after collision with S 191 | |||
| S 22 | ..... 1945 | In April 1945 still Schoolboat; fate nor clearified | |||
| S 90 | ..... 1945 | Ib January 1945 in 1. School-Fltl.; fate not clearifiedl | |||
| S 112 | 08.05.1945 | Not ready to sail in Lorient, warloot of France, 1951 broken up | |||
| S 108 | 09.05.1945 | Not handed over to allies, 1946 cannibalized | |||
| S 116 | 09.05.1945 | Captured by the US
Army and brought to the USA on a merchantship, there tested by the
USN and sold to the Intelligence Community for use in Europe,
modified in Miami, Florida, USA, ferried to Bremerhaven, in Service
at Labor Service Unit B (LSU B), laid up at Lürssen, 1957 as
training-hulk at SSichLehrgrp (Damage Control School), burned out 1965
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| One of the last immages of "S 199" before its loss - Picture from Steve Wiper: Kriegsmarine Schnellboote |
| SA 1 | 03.05.1945 | Scuttled in Genua after bombhit |
| SA 2 | 03.05.1945 | Scuttled in La Spezia |
| SA 3 | 03.05.1945 | Scuttled in La Spezia |
| SA 4 | 03.05.1945 | Scuttled in La Spezia |
| SA 5 | 05.1945 | ex MS 63, scuttled in Alto Tirreno |
| SA 6 | 05.1945 | ex MS 71, scuttled in Alto Tirreno |
| SA 7 | 05.1945 | ex MS 76, sunk? |