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I have to admit, I never expected the Alswinn to be hyped the way she is. Probably I overlooked her potential and should have kept her. Looks like there is a market for more of her kind.

So for those interested, the SAE welcomes any request to build customized Alswinn variants for all that can pay for it. To not block important slip space, the offer includes building the vessel in the SAE - might be important for smaller nations with less slips.

Alswinn is sold.

Who got the ship in the end?

Iraq - for 1700 tons, sponsort by Britain

Quite expensive IMO.

The German Kriegsmarine is removing from service the twelve motor torpedo boats currently operated by the First Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla. These boats, of the Schnellboot Typ 1936 will be available for purchase from April 1941 forward.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
The German Kriegsmarine is removing from service the twelve motor torpedo boats currently operated by the First Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla. These boats, of the Schnellboot Typ 1936 will be available for purchase from April 1941 forward.

In record time a buyer has come forward and the sale is concluded - to France.

Good timing, as I was planning to construct some for testing. Now I have a full squadron I can test, instead of one to two boats.

Thailand is looking to sell the six J-class subs it currently owns. Any belligerents in the SCS war may bid on the ships, but the sale will not go through until after that conflicts end. A rough sim of the design is below, as they did not originally have a sim.

Displacement:
1,020 t light; 1,046 t standard; 1,210 t normal; 1,341 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
275.00 ft / 275.00 ft x 23.50 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
83.82 m / 83.82 m x 7.16 m x 4.27 m

Armament:
1 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
Weight of broadside 32 lbs / 15 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 3,847 shp / 2,870 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 12.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 294 tons

Complement:
102 - 133

Cost:
£0.086 million / $0.346 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 146 tons, 12.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 670 tons, 55.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 190 tons, 15.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 16.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
718 lbs / 326 Kg = 22.4 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 0 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.468
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.70 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0 %
Waterplane Area: 4,185 Square feet or 389 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 231 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 109 lbs/sq ft or 533 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 3.45
- Longitudinal: 1.22
- Overall: 1.58
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability

The French have ten submarines of the Falcon or Q135 class for sale.

South China Sea War combatants may bid but shall not take delivery of the ships until France is satisfied that the conflict is ended.

The German Kriegsmarine plans to dispose of the six escort vessels of the F-1 type, details of which can be found here.

These vessels will be available for delivery in the 3rd Quarter of 1941, or later. Sale to an active belligerent power would be contrary to Germany's neutrality policy.

A bid of 1,000 tons has been received for the subject vessels. Bidding will remain open until 2 September to afford all potential bidders the opportunity to consider and respond.

The six escorts of the Typ F-1 have been sold to Turkey for delivery in the 3rd Quarter of 1941.

The German Kriegsmarine plans to dispose of twelve coastal submarines of the U-boot Typ I class, details of which can be found here.

These vessels will be available for delivery in the 4th Quarter of 1941, or later. Sale to an active belligerent power would be contrary to Germany's neutrality policy.

Bids have been received and accepted for the twelve coastal U-boats of the Typ I offered for sale as surplus by the German Kriegsmarine.

Two boats will be delivered to Argentina in the fourth quarter of 1941.

Ten boats will be delivered to Turkey in the fourth quarter of 1941.

The twelve T-1 class torpedo boats of the German Kriegsmarine have been declared surplus to requirements. They will be available for disposal from the 4th Quarter of 1941. Details can be found here.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
The twelve T-1 class torpedo boats of the German Kriegsmarine have been declared surplus to requirements. They will be available for disposal from the 4th Quarter of 1941. Details can be found here.

Considerable interest has been generated in these vessels, and the current high bid is 3,300 tons for all twelve vessels.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
The twelve T-1 class torpedo boats of the German Kriegsmarine have been declared surplus to requirements. They will be available for disposal from the 4th Quarter of 1941. Details can be found here.

Considerable interest has been generated in these vessels, and the current high bid is 3,300 tons for all twelve vessels.

Bidding on these vessels continues to be brisk. The current high bid is 3,900 tons.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
The twelve T-1 class torpedo boats of the German Kriegsmarine have been declared surplus to requirements. They will be available for disposal from the 4th Quarter of 1941. Details can be found here.

Considerable interest has been generated in these vessels, and the current high bid is 3,300 tons for all twelve vessels.

Bidding on these vessels continues to be brisk. The current high bid is 3,900 tons.

Current high bid is 4,000 tons.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
The twelve T-1 class torpedo boats of the German Kriegsmarine have been declared surplus to requirements. They will be available for disposal from the 4th Quarter of 1941. Details can be found here.

Considerable interest has been generated in these vessels, and the current high bid is 3,300 tons for all twelve vessels.

Bidding on these vessels continues to be brisk. The current high bid is 3,900 tons.

Current high bid is 4,000 tons.

The latest bid for the twelve T-1 class torpedo boats is 4,020 tons, with payments commencing 4Q41.