{{Short description|1957 class of Germany Navy fast attack craft}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Jaguar - Dommel.jpg |image_caption= ''Dommel'' in the late 1960s, showing her 40 mm guns }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |builders=[[Lürssen]], [[Bremen-Vegesack]] |operators= *{{naval|West Germany}} *{{naval|Turkey}} *{{naval|Saudi Arabia}} *{{naval|Indonesia}} |class_before= |class_after={{sclass|Seeadler|fast attack craft|4}} |subclasses= |built_range= |in_commission_range=1957–1975 |total_ships_building= |total_ships_planned= |total_ships_completed=20 |total_ships_canceled= |total_ships_active= |total_ships_laid_up= |total_ships_lost= |total_ships_retired=20 |total_ships_scrapped= |total_ships_preserved= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=[[Torpedo boat]] (fast attack craft) |displacement= *{{convert|183.4|t|LT|abbr=on}} standard *{{convert|210|t|LT|abbr=on|0}} full load |length={{convert|42.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|7.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |draught={{convert|2.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |propulsion= *4 [[Mercedes-Benz]] MB 518 B [[diesel engine]]s, 3000[[horsepower#PS|PS]] each *4 [[propeller shaft]]s, driving three-bladed propellers of {{convert|1.15|m|abbr=on}} diameter *Bunker: 25t fuel, 1.12t lubricants, 2t fresh water |speed= *{{convert|42|kn}} max *{{convert|39|kn}} max sustained |range={{convert|700|nmi|abbr=on}}s at {{convert|35|kn}} |complement=39 officers and enlisted |sensors=Navigation [[radar]], surveillance radar |EW= |armament= *2 [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70|Bofors 40 mm/70 Model 1958 guns]], 3168 rounds of [[ammunition]] *4 533 mm [[torpedo tube]]s *[[Minelayer|Minelaying]] capabilities: The aft 2 torpedo tubes can be supplemented with 2 ramps for 23 [[naval mine]]s Mk 12 *14 [[depth charges]] |notes= }} }}
The '''Type 140 ''Jaguar''-class fast attack craft''' is an evolution of the German [[torpedo boat]]s ([[E-boat]]s) of [[World War II]]. The design was developed by [[Lürssen]] and designated ''Schnellboot 55''. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in service from 1957 to 1975. Then the ''Jaguar''-class boats were replaced in service with the [[Bundesmarine]] by the {{sclass|Tiger|fast attack craft|4}}.
The ''Jaguar''-class boats were relatively well suited for high sea action. In [[NATO]] strategy it was their duty to intercept landing operations in the [[Baltic Sea]], prevent transfers of ships of the [[Soviet Union]] and to keep the transatlantic supply lines open through the [[North Sea]].
The {{sclass|Seeadler|fast attack craft|4}} differs from the Type 140 only in the model of engine.
==List of boats== {|class="wikitable" ![[NATO]]<br>[[Pennant number|pennant<br>number]] !German<br>pennant<br>number !Name !Commissioned !Decommissioned !Fate |- | P6059 || S1 || ''Jaguar'' | 16 November 1957 || 22 June 1973 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6058 || S2 || ''Iltis'' | 19 December 1957 || 31 January 1975 || Used as [[target ship]], then to [[Turkish Navy]] for [[Cannibalization of machine parts|cannibalization]] |- | P6062 || S3 || ''Wolf'' | 12 February 1958 || 21 March 1975 || To Turkish Navy as P335 ''Kalkan''; retired |- | P6061 || S4 || ''Luchs'' | 27 March 1957 || 1 December 1972 || sold to private company |- | P6060 || S5 || ''Leopard'' | 20 May 1958 || 28 May 1973 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6065 || S12 || ''Löwe'' | 5 February 1959 || 25 April 1975 || To Turkish Navy as P332 ''Kiliç''; retired |- | P6066 || S13 || ''Fuchs'' | 17 March 1959 || 13 July 1973 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6067 || S14 || ''Marder'' | 7 July 1959 || 22 June 1972 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6082 || S15 || ''Weihe'' | 28 October 1959 || 5 July 1972 || To France as [[target ship]], sunk |- | P6083 || S16 || ''Kranich'' | 19 December 1959 || 2 November 1973 || [[Museum ship]] in [[Bremerhaven]], scrapped 2006 |- | P6085 || S17 || ''Storch'' | 12 March 1960 || 29 March 1974 || To Turkish Navy as P331 ''Tufan''; retired |- | P6087 || S18 || ''Häher'' | 5 April 1960 || 15 December 1974 || To Turkish Navy as P333 ''Mizrak''; retired |- | P6088 || S19 || ''Elster'' | 8 July 1960 || 19 July 1974 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6089 || S20 || ''Reiher'' | 15 August 1960 || 21 August 1973 || To Turkish Navy for cannibalization (?) |- | P6091 || S21 || ''Dommel'' | 4 February 1961 || 22 March 1974 || converted by Eberhard-Werft, Arnis to private yacht ''Lina III'', later ''El Chris''<ref>{{cite web |title=El Chris |url=https://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=el-chris-2782 |website=CharterWorld |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> |- | P6090 || S22 || ''Pinguin'' | 28 March 1961 || 14 December 1972 || To Turkish Navy as P336 ''Karayel'', possibly converted to private yacht ''Sea Star'' in 2007<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heath|first1=Sophia|title=Converted Lürssen patrol vessel Sea Star for sale|url=http://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/converted-lurssen-patrol-vessel-sea-star-for-sale--30717|website=Boat International|date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- | P6063 || S23 || ''Tiger'' | 15 October 1958 || 20 December 1974 || To Turkish Navy as P334 ''Yildiz''; retired |- | P6064 || S24 || ''Panther'' | 12 December 1958 || 1 March 1973 || sold to private shipyard |- | P6084 || S29 || ''Alk'' | 14 January 1960 || 6 August 1974 || To Turkish Navy for cannibalization (?) |- | P6086 || S30 || ''Pelikan'' | 30 March 1960 || 31 May 1974 || To Turkish Navy as P330 ''Firtina''; retired |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Jaguar class|Jaguar class fast attack craft}}
*{{cite book |editor-last= Gardiner|editor-first= Robert |title= Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995|year= 1995|publisher= Conway Maritime|location= London|isbn= 0-85177-605-1|oclc= 34284130}} Also published as {{cite book |last= Gardiner|first= Robert|author2=Chumbley, Stephen |author3=Budzbon, Przemysław|title= Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995|year= 1995|publisher= [[United States Naval Institute|Naval Institute Press]]|location= [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland|MD]]|isbn= 1-55750-132-7|oclc= 34267261}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917234509/http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bundesmarine-deutsche-marine/schnellboote/typ-140-jaguar-klasse/index.html Schnellboot Typ 140 Jaguar-Klasse] @ schnellboot.net {{Ship classes of the Deutsche Marine}}
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