Torpedo boat class

Torpedoboot 1935

The twelve Type 1935 boats were designed primarily for torpedo attacks. Their limited gun armament made them less adaptable when wartime service increasingly demanded escort and anti-aircraft work.

12 ships
Profile drawing for Torpedoboot 1935

Development

The ships

The Torpedo boats of the "Torpedoboot 1935" class were the first ships of this kind after 10 years. First designs for these ships were made at the end of 1933. Although officially called 600t ships, the ships were over 50% bigger.

Unlike their predecessors, those ships were a unsuccessful design. Because of a required high top speed, high pressure turbines had to be installed and proved to be as troublesome as those of the destroyers and heavy cruisers. Even worse, the small dimensions of those ships made it even harder to maintain or repair the troublesome engine system.

Their primary weapon system was the torpedo, therefore the concentration of a high number of torpedo tubes, only one 10,5 cm gun and the light Flak protection made the ships very vulnerable and not very useful in other tasks than torpedo attacks. Caused by the need to keep the boats size blow the allowed 600 ts, first trials show that the light construction first made them very bad seagoing vessels, and it took up to the end of 1940 to solve this problem but even then their second offensive potential - the mines - could only be used during light seas. Some ships replaced one torpedo launcher with additional Flak guns later in the war, Funkmeßortungsgeräte (Radar) was only added in 1945 although passive radar detectors were refitted earlier.

Profile of Torpedoboot T1

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T1

1939–1945
Commissioned in 1939, Torpedoboot T1 conducted escort and minelaying operations in the Atlantic and Norwegian waters. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
F. Schichau Elbing, 14.11.1936
Launched
19.02.1938
Commissioned
02.12.1939
Fate
sunk 09.04.1945
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Profile of Torpedoboot T2

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T2

1939–1946
Commissioned in 1939, Torpedoboot T2 conducted escort and minelaying operations in the Atlantic and the Baltic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
F. Schichau Elbing, 14.11.1936
Launched
07.04.1938
Commissioned
09.12.1939
Fate
scrapped 1946
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Profile of Torpedoboot T3

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T3

1940–1945
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T3 conducted minelaying and escort operations in the Atlantic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
F. Schichau Elbing, 14.11.1936
Launched
23.06.1938
Commissioned
03.04.1940
Fate
sunk 14.03.1945
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Profile of Torpedoboot T4

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T4

1940–1952
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T4 conducted escort and combat operations in the Atlantic and the Channel. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
F. Schichau Elbing, 29.12.1936
Launched
15.04.1938
Commissioned
27.05.1940
Fate
scrapped February 1952
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Profile of Torpedoboot T5

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T5

1940–1945
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T5 conducted minelaying and escort operations in the Atlantic and the Baltic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 30.12.1936
Launched
22.11.1937
Commissioned
23.01.1940
Fate
sunk after mine hit 14.03.1945
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Profile of Torpedoboot T6

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T6

1940–1940
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T6 conducted minelaying and escort operations in the Atlantic and Norwegian waters. Her later service included Baltic operations.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 09.01.1937
Launched
16.12.1937
Commissioned
30.04.1940
Fate
sunk after mine hit 07.11.1940
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Profile of Torpedoboot T7

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T7

1939–1947
Commissioned in 1939, Torpedoboot T7 conducted escort and minelaying operations in the Baltic and the Atlantic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 20.08.1937
Launched
18.06.1938
Commissioned
20.12.1939
Fate
scrapped between 1947-1949
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Profile of Torpedoboot T8

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T8

1939–1945
Commissioned in 1939, Torpedoboot T8 conducted minelaying and escort operations in the Baltic and the Atlantic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 28.08.1937
Launched
10.08.1938
Commissioned
08.10.1939
Fate
scuttled on 03.05.1945
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Profile of Torpedoboot T9

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T9

1940–1945
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T9 conducted minelaying and escort operations in the Atlantic and the Baltic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Schichau Elbing, 24.11.1936
Launched
03.11.1938
Commissioned
04.07.1940
Fate
scuttled on 03.05.1945
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Profile of Torpedoboot T10

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T10

1940–1944
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T10 conducted escort and minelaying operations in the Atlantic and the Channel. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Schichau Elbing, 24.11.1936
Launched
06.08.1940
Commissioned
06.08.1940
Fate
destroyed 18.12.1944
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Profile of Torpedoboot T11

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T11

1940–1951
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T11 conducted escort and combat operations in the Atlantic and the Baltic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 01.07.1938
Launched
01.03.1939
Commissioned
07.05.1940
Fate
scrapped October 1951
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Profile of Torpedoboot T12

Torpedoboot 1935

Torpedoboot T12

1940–1991
Commissioned in 1940, Torpedoboot T12 conducted escort and minelaying operations in the Atlantic and the Baltic. She also operated against the Soviet coast.
Laid down
Deschimag Bremen, 20.08.1938
Launched
12.04.1939
Commissioned
03.07.1940
Fate
sunk in deep water 1991
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