Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 1754t
- Length (Total)
- 102,5m
- Length (Waterline)
- 97,0 m
- Beam
- 10,0 m
- Draft
- 3,22 m
- Crew
- 206
102,5mOverall length
1754tMaximum displacement
32,3 knMaximum speed
206Complement
Design and service
The story of Flottentorpedoboot T29
T29 Flottentorpedoboot T29 was part of the 4th T-Flottila after being commissioned. Sent to France in January 1944 to replace T23. There, the ship was sunk on 26 April 1944 near Sept Iles after battle with British cruiser Black Prince and the destroyers Haida, Huron, Ashanti and Athabascan at 48°53'N, 03°33'W.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Armament
- 10,5 cm L/45 C/32
- 4
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 4
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/39
- 2-9
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 6
- Mines
- 50
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner Type Geared Turbines (Schichau build)
Performance
- Total Performance
- 32560 shp
- Speed
- 32,3 kn
- Range
- 2400 sm at 19 kn
Construction record
Flottentorpedoboot T29
- Laid down
- Schichau Elbing, 1942
- Launched
- 16.01.1943
- Commissioned
- 21.08.1943
- Fate
- sunk 26.04.1944
- Cost
- 5,7 Mio Reichsmark