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Type 24 torpedo boat

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raid. The sisters began refits the next month and were then transferred to the Skagerrak where they were on convoy escort duties until October. They were transferred to France in January 1942, rejoining the 5th Flotilla and were some of the escorts through the Channel for two battleships and a heavy
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were also added after 1931. The gun had an effective rate of fire of about 120 rounds per minute. Its 0.12-kilogram (0.26 lb) projectiles were fired at a muzzle velocity of 875 m/s (2,870 ft/s) which gave it a ceiling of 3,700 meters (12,100 ft) and a maximum horizontal range of
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per gun. Wartime additions were an extra pair of 2 cm guns in single mounts just forward of No. 2 gun. In late 1942 they were replaced by a quadruple 2 cm mount. Other guns that were added included three 2 cm guns positioned around the aft
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and three speed/range settings: 14,000 meters (15,000 yd) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); 8,000 meters (8,700 yd) at 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) and 6,000 meters (6,600 yd) at 44 knots (81 km/h; 51 mph).
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The 6th Flotilla was disbanded in April and all the torpedo boats were consolidated in the 5th Flotilla which continued to escort minelayers and damaged ships between Norway and Germany for the next several months. During one of these missions,
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was proceeding to Germany without an escort two days later, she too was crippled by a British submarine off the Danish coast and all five boats responded to render assistance. While escorting a group of minelayers returning from laying a
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which weighed 15.1 kilograms (33 lb) and increased the muzzle velocity to 785 m/s (2,580 ft/s). The new ammunition had a maximum range of 15,175 meters (16,596 yd) at an elevation of 44.4°. The last surviving boat,
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through the Bay of Biscay and continued to do so into early August. The boat helped to lay a minefield in the Channel in March 1944. As the Allies began landing in Normandy on 6 June, the 5th Flotilla sortied several times from
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so that they were "almost impossible to hold on course in wind and at low speed". The design has been criticized for being equipped with too many torpedoes for the role that they were actually used during World War II.
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was sunk by either a submarine or a floating mine on 26 July. The flotilla escorted minelaying missions in the North Sea in August and September before transferring to the English Channel in October. The first
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in search of Allied shipping was unsuccessful, but another on 11–12 October sank four small ships. The flotilla's boats now started laying minefields themselves over the rest of the year and into early 1941.
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missions of the English coast. Two days later the flotilla patrolled the Skagerrak to inspect neutral shipping for contraband goods before returning to port on the 25th. From 14 to 16 December,
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were assigned to the 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla. Both flotillas made several deployments to Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Around June 1938, the flotillas were again reorganized with
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transferred to the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla. The other boats were either refitting or in reserve. On 1 July the 3rd Flotilla was renumbered as the 6th. Shortly before the German
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of 925 m/s (3,030 ft/s). They had a range of 17,250 meters (18,860 yd) at maximum elevation. Some of these guns were altered to use the ammunition of the
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in the late 1930s. One was sunk in an accidental collision shortly before the start of World War II in September 1939 and the others escorted ships and searched for
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At the beginning the 4th Flotilla was disbanded and boats were transferred to the 5th and 6th Torpedo Boat Flotillas. All of the Type 24s supported the
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as the sole surviving boat and she remained in France for the rest of the year, helping to escort German blockade runners sailing from ports in the
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for escort duties. By the beginning of 1942 there were only two survivors and they were transferred back to France to participate in the
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of April 1940 and resumed their escort duties. After being transferred to France late in the year, the Type 24s started laying their own
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over the next week in attempts to sink Allied shipping. They were generally unsuccessful, only sinking a single destroyer on 6 June.
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She was transferred to Norwegian waters for escort work in early 1943, but returned to France midway through the year to help escort
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cruiser during the Channel Dash in February. Both boats helped to screen a commerce raider through the Channel in March, but
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The Type 24s had two sets of turbines, each driving a single three-bladed 2.35-meter (7 ft 9 in)
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Most of the boats were initially assigned to the 3rd Torpedo Boat Half Flotilla. By the end of 1936, the
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and had some incremental improvements based on experience with the Type 23s. The boats had a lot of
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were now the only surviving boats of the class and they continued lay minefields and escorted two
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was sunk by a German destroyer which accidentally rammed her during night training.
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of 92.6 meters (303 ft 10 in) and were 89 meters (292 ft 0 in)
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of 3.52 meters (11 ft 7 in) and displaced 932 long tons (947 t) at
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The surviving boats were refitted in early 1941 and were then transferred to the
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that covered 96% of their length. Their crew numbered 129 officers and sailors.
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was sunk on one such mission on 8 January when she struck a mine herself.
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Vessels of this class carried six above-water 50 cm (19.7 in)
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was refitting, but all the other Type 24s played a minor role in the
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was sunk when she was accidentally rammed by one of the minelayers.
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made contraband patrols in the Skaggerak, impounding six ships.
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The Type 24 torpedo boat was slightly larger than the preceding
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for several months of the war. They played a minor role in the
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ferried reinforcements to Kristiansand. As the heavy cruiser
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Sieche, Erwin (1980). "Germany". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
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and convoys in Norwegian waters. Shortly after the Allied
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mining operations that began on 3 September 1939, except
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had their guns bored out to serve as prototypes of the
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4,800 meters (5,200 yd). Each boat carried 2,000
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through the Channel in May. The last surviving boat,
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Around 1944 a FuMB 4 8: 498:which was intended to give a range of 3,900 1661: 1647: 1639: 1538: 1524: 1516: 648: 550:12.7-centimeter (5.0 in) SK C/34 guns 1670:German naval ship classes of World War II 1415:The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940 458:that operated at a pressure of 18.5  324:during the 1920s. As part of the renamed 510:As built, the Type 24s mounted three 52- 1394:The Battle for Norway – April–June 1940 1124: 1093: 976:were assigned to support the attack on 853:had reorganized its torpedo boats into 431:and 1,319 long tons (1,340 t) at 281:2 × triple 500 mm (19.7 in) 15: 2153:World War II torpedo boats of Germany 1396:. 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London: Conway Maritime Press. 1104:gun nomenclature, SK stands for 454:, using steam provided by three 158:1,320 long tons (1,340 t) ( 61: 46: 19: 1375:German Warships 1815–1945 687:Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven 584:2-centimeter (0.8 in) C/30 1108:(ship's gun), C/30 stands for 944:met destroyers returning from 599:, another pair mounted on the 1: 1353:Naval Weapons of World War II 925: 1482:. London: Cassell & Co. 1084:on the night of 14/15 June. 891:declaration of war on Poland 314:) class) was a group of six 151:933 long tons (948 t) ( 1293:Whitley 1991, pp. 77–79, 82 775:Sunk in collision with the 645:at their launching ceremony 244:(63 km/h; 39 mph) 2179: 552:prior to their use on the 330:, the boats made multiple 276:10.5 cm (4.1 in) 2163:Ships of the Reichsmarine 2109: 1623: 1603: 1553: 1112:(construction year) 1930. 815: 786: 758: 737: 708: 685: 678: 673: 670: 665: 660: 657: 654: 443:and it was fitted with a 130: 34: 18: 1411:Haarr, Geirr H. (2009). 1392:Haarr, Geirr H. 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(1991). 1351:Campbell, John (1985). 441:watertight compartments 929: 704:Mined, 8 January 1941 646: 614:was installed, as was 395:Design and description 307: 2148:Type 24 torpedo boats 1547:Type 24 torpedo boats 1208:Campbell, pp. 248–249 984:, was tasked to help 952:and the torpedo boat 908: 893:on 1 September 1939, 754:Bombed, 14 June 1944 732:action of 13 May 1942 629: 417:long at the waterline 29:-class) torpedo boats 2116:Single ship of class 2071:M-class minesweepers 2045:Uncompleted projects 1190:Whitley 1991, p. 202 986:capture Kristiansand 506:Armament and sensors 482:) for a speed of 34 439:was divided into 13 389:invasion of Normandy 302:(also known as the ( 300:Type 24 torpedo boat 93:Type 35 torpedo boat 83:Type 23 torpedo boat 2076:F-class escort ship 1302:Rohwer, pp. 2, 8–11 1284:Whitley 1991, p. 79 1260:Whitley 2000, p. 58 1176:Gröner, pp. 191–192 1155:Whitley 1991, p. 47 1064:en route to Japan. 651: 2081:Auxiliary cruisers 966:invasion of Norway 930: 650:Construction data 649: 647: 587:anti-aircraft guns 456:water-tube boilers 344:Norwegian Campaign 203:water-tube boilers 2135: 2134: 1678:Aircraft carriers 1636: 1635: 1426:978-1-59114-310-9 1403:978-1-84832-057-4 842: 841: 838:, 27 August 1939 701:15 November 1928 472:metric horsepower 411:The boats had an 336:Spanish Civil War 296: 295: 89:Succeeded by 2170: 1896:Type 1936A(Mob)/ 1663: 1656: 1649: 1640: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1517: 1512: 1493: 1471: 1452: 1430: 1418: 1407: 1388: 1366: 1339: 1336: 1330: 1327: 1321: 1318: 1312: 1309: 1303: 1300: 1294: 1291: 1285: 1282: 1273: 1270: 1261: 1258: 1245: 1242: 1236: 1235:Campbell, p. 258 1233: 1227: 1226:Campbell, p. 263 1224: 1218: 1217:Campbell, p. 246 1215: 1209: 1206: 1200: 1199:Campbell, p. 219 1197: 1191: 1188: 1177: 1174: 1168: 1165: 1156: 1153: 1147: 1144: 1113: 1110:Constructionjahr 1098: 927: 924:(IT) at anchor, 829:15 January 1929 782:, 30 April 1940 726:Sunk by British 720:12 October 1927 698:12 October 1927 652: 377:blockade runners 211:(17,000 kW) 67: 65: 64: 52: 50: 49: 23: 16: 2178: 2177: 2173: 2172: 2171: 2169: 2168: 2167: 2138: 2137: 2136: 2131: 2105: 2091:Marinefährprahm 2049: 1976: 1918: 1859: 1808: 1776: 1759:Pre-dreadnought 1753: 1716: 1672: 1667: 1637: 1632: 1619: 1599: 1549: 1544: 1509: 1496: 1490: 1474: 1468: 1455: 1449: 1433: 1427: 1410: 1404: 1391: 1385: 1369: 1363: 1350: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1333: 1328: 1324: 1319: 1315: 1310: 1306: 1301: 1297: 1292: 1288: 1283: 1276: 1271: 1264: 1259: 1248: 1243: 1239: 1234: 1230: 1225: 1221: 1216: 1212: 1207: 1203: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1180: 1175: 1171: 1166: 1159: 1154: 1150: 1145: 1126: 1122: 1117: 1116: 1099: 1095: 1090: 1082:Royal Air Force 968:in April 1940. 903: 847: 811:, 26 July 1940 751:15 August 1929 723:1 October 1928 624: 554:Type 1934-class 523:muzzle velocity 508: 397: 367:commerce raider 352:English Channel 196:Installed power 62: 60: 47: 45: 30: 12: 11: 5: 2176: 2174: 2166: 2165: 2160: 2155: 2150: 2140: 2139: 2133: 2132: 2130: 2129: 2126: 2123: 2120: 2117: 2114: 2110: 2107: 2106: 2104: 2103: 2098: 2093: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2057: 2055: 2051: 2050: 2048: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2002: 1997: 1991: 1989: 1978: 1977: 1975: 1974: 1969: 1964: 1959: 1954: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1934: 1928: 1926: 1920: 1919: 1917: 1916: 1911: 1906: 1901: 1893: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1869: 1867: 1861: 1860: 1858: 1857: 1852: 1847: 1840: 1833: 1826: 1818: 1816: 1814:Light cruisers 1810: 1809: 1807: 1806: 1801: 1798:Admiral Hipper 1794: 1786: 1784: 1782:Heavy cruisers 1778: 1777: 1775: 1774: 1766: 1764: 1755: 1754: 1752: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1734: 1726: 1724: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1709: 1702: 1695: 1690: 1682: 1680: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1666: 1665: 1658: 1651: 1643: 1634: 1633: 1631: 1630: 1624: 1621: 1620: 1618: 1617: 1611: 1604: 1601: 1600: 1598: 1597: 1590: 1583: 1576: 1569: 1562: 1554: 1551: 1550: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1535: 1528: 1520: 1514: 1513: 1507: 1494: 1488: 1476:Whitley, M. 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Index


Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
Type 23 torpedo boat
Type 35 torpedo boat
Torpedo boat
standard
deep load
o/a
water-tube boilers
shp
steam turbine
knots
nmi
10.5 cm (4.1 in)
torpedo tubes
mines
German
Carnivore
torpedo boats
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
non-intervention patrols
Spanish Civil War
contraband
Norwegian Campaign
minefields
English Channel
Skaggerak
Channel Dash

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