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Torpedo-boats of the German Navy (1871–1919)

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1073: 1189: 943: 30: 41: 510: 399: 1205: 1173: 1057: 1041: 907: 1096:) had been in many ways the equivalent of the contemporary destroyers in other navies. But the gun armament had been lighter than British destroyers. In 1916 most of the boats of the 1913/1913 Mob-type had been refitted with three much more powerful 1568: 1427: 1322:(21 boats 1,268 tons, 4 × 150 mm guns and 6 × 50 cm torpedo tubes). None had been launched by the time of the armistice, after which all contracts were cancelled. 1163: 1035: 1563: 934:
in the First World War. Six groups of vessels were built under the class between 1914 and 1918, increasing in displacement from 109 tons to 335 tons.
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These boats had been the predecessors of the ocean-going torpedo boats. In the first years they had been used as torpedo boat leaders.
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The first boats had been stricken in 1905. The remaining boats had been renamed in 1910 and 1914 as SM
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losses due to collision, storm and mines; the remaining boats had been stricken and scrapped 1920.
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used for coastal protection until 1916, submarine school, 1919 mine sweepers; scrapped 1921.
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1914 coastal protection, submarine school, 1919 barracks ship; scrapped 1922.
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were a class of single-funnelled torpedo boat or light destroyer designed for
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had been built at Schichau and the boats G 88 and G 89 had been built at
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Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote
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sunk after collision in 1908, the others stricken and scrapped 1920.
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German ocean-going torpedo boats of World War I § Destroyers (
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4 sunk by mines, the others stricken 1920 and 1921, scrapped 1921.
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and harbour vessels and 7 rowing boats, which had been armed with
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was built as a private speculation by Schichau in 1897.
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stricken 1905–1910, used for heating or scrapped 1910.
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Schütze, Flink, Scharf, Tapfer, Kühn, Vorwärts, Sicher
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harbour protection boats, stricken 1881, mine layers.
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used for coastal protection in WW I; scrapped 1921.
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T 43, T 46, T 47, T 51, T 52, T 54, T 57, T 58, T 64
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testing and harbour protection boat, scrapped 1900.
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The 360:testing and harbour protection boat. 7: 1564:World War I torpedo boats of Germany 958:had been built by Schichau, Elbing. 1314:Large Torpedo Boat, 1918 Mob Type: 1291:Large German Destroyer, 1916 Type ( 394:Small torpedo boats – pre-war types 1144:): 36 boats, built for war service 1098:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 918:-class coastal torpedo boat (1918) 685:172–186 t (169–183 long tons) 281:torpedo testing and school boats. 25: 1149:1917 Mob Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1140:1916 Mob Type Large Torpedoboat ( 697:(41–46 km/h; 25–29 mph) 483:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 469:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 455:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 1030:German ocean-going torpedo boats 1108:): 48 boats, built over 8 years 1100:guns, with 70 shells per gun. 1088:The ocean-going torpedo boats ( 635:(37.8 km/h; 23.5 mph) 91:Early torpedo vessels and boats 771:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 709:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 647:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 36:-type spar torpedo boat (1871) 1: 1122:1911 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1113:1906 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1104:1898 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1245:Argentinian Destroyer Type ( 775:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 713:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 651:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 422:, Stettin; 6 boats built at 418:, Bremen; 10 boats built at 234:torpedo testing since 1874. 1084:-class; in US service 1920) 977: 974: 798: 795: 759:(48 km/h; 30 mph) 437: 434: 106: 103: 100: 1590: 1574:German naval-related lists 1230:10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns 1161: 1092:) or large torpedo boats ( 1033: 971: 899: 792: 747:177 t (174 long tons) 521:-class torpedo boat (1897) 431: 165:Notus, Zephir, Rival, Ulan 97: 1443: 731:General characteristics ( 730: 669:General characteristics ( 668: 607:General characteristics ( 606: 601:had been sunk by mines. 178:torpedo testing, used as 57:had been operated by the 1236:Russian Destroyer Type ( 938:Divisional torpedo boats 928:operations off the coast 847:stricken 1905 and 1906. 623:98 t (96 long tons) 333:gyroscopic stabilization 820: 459: 327:torpedo testing, later 1367:Gröner, Erich (1983). 1217: 1201: 1185: 1085: 1069: 1053: 951: 919: 599:T 66, T 67, T 68, T 78 522: 411: 211:after torpedo testing 49: 37: 1473:Coastal defense ships 1207: 1191: 1175: 1075: 1059: 1043: 945: 924:A-class torpedo boats 909: 896:Coastal torpedo boats 512: 401: 43: 32: 1528:Unprotected cruisers 902:A-class torpedo boat 272:small torpedo boats 60:Imperial German Navy 1437:Warships of Germany 1090:Hochseetorpedoboote 505:Small torpedo boats 410:-class torpedo boat 225:torpedo canon boat 85:Franco-Prussian War 1513:Protected cruisers 1254:Dutch Destroyers ( 1218: 1202: 1186: 1094:Große Torpedoboote 1086: 1070: 1054: 952: 920: 523: 412: 371:micro torpedo boat 345:small torpedo boat 316:small torpedo boat 291:small torpedo boat 268:A 1, G 1, H 1, K 1 150:spar torpedo boat 65:Kaiserliche Marine 50: 38: 18:Large Torpedo Boat 1551: 1550: 1503:Ironclad warships 1448:Aircraft carriers 1216:-class destroyer) 1200:-class destroyer) 1184:-class destroyer) 1027: 1026: 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Index

Large Torpedo Boat


Torpedo boats
Imperial German Navy
tugboats
spar torpedoes
Elbe
Weser
Franco-Prussian War
spar torpedo
mine layers
tug steamers
Zieten
aviso
school boats
Thornycroft
gyroscopic stabilization
Yarrow
micro torpedo boat
White

AG Weser
AG Vulcan
Schichau
USS Somers

Germaniawerft
World War I
mine sweepers

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