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German Schnellboote (E-boats) originated from a loophole in the Treaty of Versailles, which banned large warships; Germany developed small, fast, wooden-hulled patrol boats that looked civilian but were heavily armed, inspired by high-speed pleasure craft built by Lürssen, like the "Oheka II," leading to the first military prototype, the S-1, transforming them into the world's fastest, most potent coastal combat craft by WWII. #boat #navy #reel #reels #facebook | Ships & Models by Erick Navas

235K views · 6.1K reactions | The "Stukas of the Sea": the #Schnellboote, were the German torpedo boats of #WWII. With almost 44 knots of speed and extraordinary navigation, they were lethal on many occasions. They were armed to the teeth and were also known as #EBoat.  Das Schnnellbootlied | NextGen PHDefense | Facebook

637K views · 8.5K reactions | One of the most chaotic and unpredictable naval encounters of WW2 took place between the speedy German "S-Boots" and the Royal Navy’s Motor Gun Boats, or MGBs, nicknamed the "Spitfires of the Sea." A new episode of Combat Ships airs Sunday at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook