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

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1062: 1178: 932: 19: 30: 499: 388: 1194: 1162: 1046: 1030: 896: 1085:) 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 1557: 1416: 1311:(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. 1152: 1024: 1552: 923:
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 349:testing and harbour protection boat. 7: 1553:World War I torpedo boats of Germany 947:had been built by Schichau, Elbing. 1303:Large Torpedo Boat, 1918 Mob Type: 1280:Large German Destroyer, 1916 Type ( 383:Small torpedo boats – pre-war types 1133:): 36 boats, built for war service 1087:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 907:-class coastal torpedo boat (1918) 674:172–186 t (169–183 long tons) 270:torpedo testing and school boats. 14: 1138:1917 Mob Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1129:1916 Mob Type Large Torpedoboat ( 686:(41–46 km/h; 25–29 mph) 472:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 458:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 444:stricken 1899 and scrapped 1910. 1019:German ocean-going torpedo boats 1097:): 48 boats, built over 8 years 1089:guns, with 70 shells per gun. 1077:The ocean-going torpedo boats ( 624:(37.8 km/h; 23.5 mph) 80:Early torpedo vessels and boats 760:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 698:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 636:5.0 cm (2.0 in) guns 25:-type spar torpedo boat (1871) 1: 1111:1911 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1102:1906 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1093:1898 Type Large Torpedoboat ( 1234:Argentinian Destroyer Type ( 764:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 702:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 640:3 × 45 cm (18 in) 411:, Stettin; 6 boats built at 407:, Bremen; 10 boats built at 223:torpedo testing since 1874. 1073:-class; in US service 1920) 966: 963: 787: 784: 748:(48 km/h; 30 mph) 426: 423: 95: 92: 89: 1579: 1563:German naval-related lists 1219:10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns 1150: 1081:) or large torpedo boats ( 1022: 960: 888: 781: 736:177 t (174 long tons) 510:-class torpedo boat (1897) 420: 154:Notus, Zephir, Rival, Ulan 86: 1432: 720:General characteristics ( 719: 658:General characteristics ( 657: 596:General characteristics ( 595: 590:had been sunk by mines. 167:torpedo testing, used as 46:had been operated by the 1225:Russian Destroyer Type ( 927:Divisional torpedo boats 917:operations off the coast 836:stricken 1905 and 1906. 612:98 t (96 long tons) 322:gyroscopic stabilization 809: 448: 316:torpedo testing, later 1356:Gröner, Erich (1983). 1206: 1190: 1174: 1074: 1058: 1042: 940: 908: 588:T 66, T 67, T 68, T 78 511: 400: 200:after torpedo testing 38: 26: 1462:Coastal defense ships 1196: 1180: 1164: 1064: 1048: 1032: 934: 913:A-class torpedo boats 898: 885:Coastal torpedo boats 501: 390: 32: 21: 1517:Unprotected cruisers 891:A-class torpedo boat 261:small torpedo boats 49:Imperial German Navy 1426:Warships of Germany 1079:Hochseetorpedoboote 494:Small torpedo boats 399:-class torpedo boat 214:torpedo canon boat 74:Franco-Prussian War 1502:Protected cruisers 1243:Dutch Destroyers ( 1207: 1191: 1175: 1083:Große Torpedoboote 1075: 1059: 1043: 941: 909: 512: 401: 360:micro torpedo boat 334:small torpedo boat 305:small torpedo boat 280:small torpedo boat 257:A 1, G 1, H 1, K 1 139:spar torpedo boat 54:Kaiserliche Marine 39: 27: 1540: 1539: 1492:Ironclad warships 1437:Aircraft carriers 1205:-class destroyer) 1189:-class destroyer) 1173:-class destroyer) 1016: 1015: 882: 881: 777: 776: 715: 714: 653: 652: 476: 475: 403:6 boats built at 380: 379: 355:White I, White II 1570: 1442:Armored cruisers 1419: 1412: 1405: 1396: 1391: 1385: 1381: 1379: 1371: 1343: 1337: 958: 935:"Divisionsboot" 779: 717: 655: 593: 418: 217:1862 & 1883 191:torpedo cruiser 158:torpedo steamer 84: 1578: 1577: 1573: 1572: 1571: 1569: 1568: 1567: 1543: 1542: 1541: 1536: 1507:Screw corvettes 1428: 1423: 1382: 1372: 1368: 1355: 1352: 1347: 1346: 1338: 1323: 1318: 1238:): 4 destroyers 1229:): 8 destroyers 1159: 1149: 1147:Destroyer types 1027: 1021: 929: 893: 887: 878:stricken 1921. 496: 491: 385: 362: 335: 306: 281: 234: 210:Basilisk, Jäger 171:or mine layer ( 134: 106: 82: 64:to protect the 12: 11: 5: 1576: 1574: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1545: 1544: 1538: 1537: 1535: 1534: 1533: 1532: 1527: 1521:Torpedo boats 1519: 1514: 1509: 1504: 1499: 1497:Light cruisers 1494: 1489: 1487:Heavy cruisers 1484: 1483: 1482: 1477: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1452:Battlecruisers 1449: 1444: 1439: 1433: 1430: 1429: 1424: 1422: 1421: 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Index



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
school boats

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