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== Survivor ==
There is just one surviving E-boat, identified as ''S130''. It was built as hull No. 1030 at the Schlichting boatyard in [[Travemünde]]. ''S130'' was commissioned on 21 October 1943 and took an active part in the war, participating in the [[Exercise Tiger]] attack and attacks on the [[D-Day]] invasion fleet.
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''S130'' was on display in [[Wilhelmshaven]], Germany, having formerly been used as a houseboat.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
''S130'' was purchased and towed from Wilhelmshaven to the Husbands Shipyard, Marchwood, [[Southampton]], England in January 2003, under the auspices of the British Military Powerboat Trust. In 2004, ''S130'' was taken to the slipway at Hythe, where, under the supervision of the BMPT, she was prepared and then towed to Mashfords yard in [[Cremyll]], Cornwall, England to await funding for restoration. In 2008, ''S130'', having been purchased by the [[The Wheatcroft Collection|Wheatcroft Collection]], was set up ashore at [[Southdown, Cornwall|Southdown]] in Cornwall to undergo restoration work involving Roving Commissions Ltd.
The restoration process was still continuing in June 2024.<ref>{{YouTube|8d7bGQgUOXA|Schnellboot S130. This is the story of S-130, the last surviving German E-Boat from WWII…}}</ref>
== Variants and vessels ==
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