Luchs was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven (Navy Yard) on 2 April 1927 as yard number 111, launched on 15 March 1928 and commissioned on 15 April 1929.
By the end of 1936 she was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla and the boat made several deployments to Spain during the Spanish Civil War.
Around June 1938, Luchs was transferred to the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla.
Luchs was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven (Navy Yard) on 2 April 1927 as yard number 111, launched on 15 March 1928 and commissioned on 15 April 1929. By the end of 1936 she was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla and the boat made several deployments to Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Around June 1938, Luchs was transferred to the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla.
German torpedo boat Luchs