One of the most interesting naval developments of the Second World War, both in visual and technical terms, was the S-boat class, of which the S 130 was a member. The main operational area of these 35 m long high-speed vessels was the English Channel and the North Sea, although they were also taken as far as the Mediterranean and the Black Sea by the overland route. The armament of the S 130 consisted of two 53.3 cm torpedo tubes, one 3.7 cm AA gun and three 2 cm AA guns in the form of a twin turret and a single mount in what was known as the ˛well˛ in the watertight forecastle, which also housed the two torpedo tubes. The boat was propelled by three 20-cylinder diesel engines each rated at up to 2000 BHP. With these engines the boats were capable of a top speed of 39 kn at a displacement of 110 t (full load). The boat on which our model was based was built in the Schlichting yard at Travemuende and was launched on 21st October 1943. It was initially assigned to the 9th S-boat flotilla. S 130 was assigned to the British in 1945 as prize of war and was operated by the Royal Navy under the designation FPB 5130. Twelve years later, on 7.3.1957, the R.N. transferred the boat back to the German Federal Navy where it was employed at the submarine weapons school as training boat UW 10 until being decommissioned in 1963. Just like the full-size vessel our model of the S 130 offers high running speeds and good manoeuvrability. There is plenty of space in the vacuum-moulded hull for the three 400-size electric motors, a 7-cell rapid-charge battery and all the components of the radio control system. The kit includes a complete fittings set, all the power system components, the electric motors and a boatstand.

Kit contents:

• Vacuum-moulded ABS hull
• Vacuum-moulded deck and superstructure
• Plastic parts for the guns and torpedoes
• Die-cut plastic internal fittings
• 3 x POWER 400/45 electric motors
• Stern tubes, shafts and propellers
• Small hardware items for RC installation
• Complete fittings set
• Decal sheet
• Detailed building instructions and plan
• Boatstand

Recommended accessories for
running the boat:
Single-controller version
Controller for all three motors
ROKRAFT 120 WP Navy Order No. 8368
Twin-controller version
Controller 1 for centre motor
ROKRAFT 120 WP Order No. 8367
Controller 2 for L.H. and R.H. motors
RSC 819 BEC Order No. 8361
In this version only the centre motor is used for slow running. The second controller automatically switches the outer motors on when full power is selected.

Both versions can be operated with a simple
2-channel radio control system.

Specification:
Length: approx. 870 mm
Beam: apparox. 140 mm
Height: approx. 180 mm
Displacement: approx. 1300 g
Scale: 1:40