Vs 5

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 6:08pm

VS 5 was an experimental semi-submersible torpedo boat (Versuchs Schnellboot) completed in 1941 and based on a 1938 patent by a Berlin dentist. The intended armament included two 21in torpedo tubes and two 2cm cannon. Its fate after 1941 is unknown. I dont know where it was built can somebody help me here?

I have translated the german at the bottom of the photos.

1st photo is of the VS 5 in dry dock. No text.
2ed photo says B. 6390.Building report admission of 10.4.41. Test run. (October 4 1941)
3ed Photo says Nr. B 664 “Angel man boat” launching of a vessel at 14.1.1941 (January 14 1941)

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 6:13pm

The fourth photo is a plan of the vessel

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 8:43pm

I suppose the boat was exceptionally fast by ‘Schnellboot’, correct? Does ‘Vesuchs’ translate into anything?

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 9:56pm

I used an online translator but it wont translate the word

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 10:30pm

I’ll check my dictionary for possibilities

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 10:37pm

thank you

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 10:40pm

I looked it up and it basically means testing experiment.

Versuchs: ~ansalt f research institute; ~ballon m sounding balloon; einen ~ ballon steigen lassen (fig) guinea-pig; ~objekt nt test subject; (fig: Mensche) guinea-pig; ~person f experimental subject; ~reihe f series of experiments; ~stadium nt experimental stage; ~strecke f test track; ~tier nt laboratory animal; v~weise adv as a trial, on a trial basis.

I hope that helps!

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 10:44pm

Thank you I guess experimental torpedo boat fit’s then,

What do you think about the photographs?

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 10:50pm

I think they’re really interesting! I have to be honest though, because at first I thought it was a racing boat! :mrgreen:

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 10:57pm

It looks like it is designed to cut through the water at high speed, though i think it could go faster if it just rode on top, not through.(look at the second photo the water is being forced downword). It’s an odd looking boat.
If only i could find out what happended to it after 1941 and where it was made.

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 10:58pm

Well if you can’t manage to find anything on this forum, I’d check others such as Feldgrau

50gunship · January 23, 2007, 11:01pm

ok, thank you agian

Wolfgang_Von_Gottber · January 23, 2007, 11:02pm

No problem

Panzerknacker · January 24, 2007, 1:46pm

Thanks for the info 50gunship, weird looking machine.