Großes Torpedoboot 1911 | German Naval History

Design and service

The class

The 24 torpedo boats of the Grosses Torpedoboot 1911 were almost identical to their predecessors, the Grosses Torpedoboot 1906 class. In difference to those, the new class of boats had an increased number of torpedo tubes, giving them a larger offensive potential.

Their major disadvantage was their very bad seagoing capability, while their predecessors were no good seagoing ships already, the Grosses Torpedoboot 1911 was even worse.

A high number of these boats were lost during World War I, most of them because of mine hits, but several sunk after collisions with other ships. Of the few surviving ships, some were even used as auxiliary vessels during World War II.

Construction records

Boats of the class

24 boats and their recorded construction details and fates.

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Construction and fate of the boats in this class
Name	Construction	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
V1	Vulkan Stettin, 1911	11.09.1911	12.01.1912	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1929.
V2	Vulkan Stettin, 1911	14.10.1911	28.03.1912	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1929.
V3	Vulkan Stettin, 1911	15.11.1911	02.05.1912	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1929.
V4	Vulkan Stettin, 1911	23.12.1911	16.06.1912	Sunk by a torpedo in the North Sea on 01.06.1916.
V5	Vulkan Stettin, 1912	25.04.1913	17.07.1913	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1929.
V6	Vulkan Stettin, 1912	28.02.1913	17.05.1913	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1929.
G7	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	07.11.1911	30.04.1912	Used in Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, used as a training ship. Taken over by the Russians in 1946, renamed Porazajuscij. Reclassified to training hulk Kanzanka in 1950, scrapped 1957.
G8	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	21.12.1911	06.08.1912	Used in Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, used as a training ship. Taken over by Britain in 1946, scrapped.
G9	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	31.01.1912	25.09.1912	Sunk after mine hit in the North Sea on 03.05.1918.
G10	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	15.03.1912	28.08.1912	Used in Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, used as a training ship. Scuttled on 05.05.1945.
G11	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	23.04.1912	08.08.1912	Used in Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, used as a training ship. Sunk on 03.04.1945 after a bomb hit.
G12	Germaniawerft Kiel, 1911	15.07.1912	17.10.1912	Sunk after collision with V1 and torpedo explosion on 08.09.1915.
S13	Schichau Elbing, 1911	07.12.1911	02.07.1912	Sunk after explosion of own torpedo on 06.11.1914.
S14	Schichau Elbing, 1911	02.03.1912	01.11.1912	Sunk after explosion on 19.02.1915.
S15	Schichau Elbing, 1911	23.03.1912	01.11.1912	Decomissioned after mine hit on 21.08.1917, broken down.
S16	Schichau Elbing, 1911	20.04.1912	01.10.1912	Sunk after mine hit in the North Sea on 20.01.1918.
S17	Schichau Elbing, 1911	22.06.1912	07.12.1912	Sunk after mine hit in the North Sea on 16.05.1917.
S18	Schichau Elbing, 1911	10.08.1912	12.01.1913	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1935.
S19	Schichau Elbing, 1911	17.10.1912	29.03.1913	Used in the Reichsmarine, scrapped 1935.
S20	Schichau Elbing, 1912	04.12.1912	01.11.1913	Sunk by British ships on 05.06.1917.
S21	Schichau Elbing, 1912	11.01.1913	20.06.1913	Sunk in the North Sea after collision with the small cruiser Hamburg on 21.04.1915.
S22	Schichau Elbing, 1912	15.02.1913	23.07.1913	Sunk after mine hit in the North Sea on 26.03.1916.
S23	Schichau Elbing, 1912	29.03.1913	01.11.1913	Used in Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine. Modified to control ship Komet for the target ship Hessen. Taken over by Russia in 1945.
S24	Schichau Elbing, 1912	28.06.1913	27.08.1913	Delivered to Britain in 1920, beached in December 1920 at the British South Coast.

At a glance

Technical profile

Principal dimensions, armament, machinery and performance.

Dimensions

Size (Max): 697-753 t
Length (Total): 71,10-72,50 m
Length (Waterline): 70,2-71,50 m
Beam: 7,6 m
Draft: ~3 m
Crew: 80-84

Armament

8,8 cm L/35: 2
45 cm torpedo tubes: 4

Machinery

Shafts: 2
Turbines: 2
Type: Vulcan, AEG or Schichau

Performance

Total Performance: 15986-17109 shp
Speed: 32,9-34,0 kn
Range: 1050-1150 miles at 17 kn; ~490 miles at 29 kn