The Jaguar torpedo boat is a West German torpedo boat project created in the 1950s.
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| Years of construction | 1957-1960 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 183.4 t standard 210 tons full load |
| Length | 42.6 m |
| Width | 7.1 m |
| Draft | 2.3 m |
| Engines | 4 Mercedes-Benz engines |
| Power | 4 × 3000 l. with. |
| Mover | 4 three-blade propellers |
| Speed | 42 knots full (78 km / h ) |
| Sailing range | 900 miles at 35 knots |
| Crew | 39 people |
| Armament | |
| Flak | 2 × 40 mm guns |
| Mine torpedo armament | 4 × 533 mm TA |
Designed on the basis of a German torpedo boat (E) from the Second World War. It was in service with the Navy of Germany from 1958 to 1976 . In total, about 20 boats were built. Subsequently, some of them were sold to Turkey in the 1970s. This boat served as the basis for the development of the Saar 2 missile boat.