Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 2190 t
- Length (Total)
- 106,0 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 102,0 m
- Beam
- 10,7 m
- Draft
- 3,72 m
- Crew
- 231
Development
The project
Based on the successful Flottentorpedoboot 1939, the Flottentorpedoboot 1941 was intended to correct the remaining weaknesses of its predecessor. More powerful machinery and additional anti-aircraft armament were planned. Fifteen boats were ordered between 1942 and 1944, but none was completed.
At the end of the war, the launched ships had reached different stages of construction. T37 was closest to completion. Hulls that could still be moved were towed west from Elbing, but construction did not resume.
Construction records
Ordered ships
Fifteen ships were ordered. Six were launched, but none was commissioned.
| Name | Construction | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T37 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 29 April 1944 | Not commissioned | 96.5% complete. Towed west on 26 January 1945, taken over by the United States on 8 May 1945 and sunk near Jutland on 26 July 1946. |
| T38 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 17 June 1944 | Not commissioned | 84% complete. Towed west on 26 January 1945 and sunk near Jutland on 10 May 1946. |
| T39 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 22 July 1944 | Not commissioned | 76% complete. Towed west on 26 January 1945 and sunk near Jutland on 10 May 1946. |
| T40 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 2 September 1944 | Not commissioned | 70% complete. Scuttled near Danzig on 23 March 1945. |
| T41 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 12 September 1944 | Not commissioned | 66.5% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T42 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | 10 October 1944 | Not commissioned | 58.5% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T43 | Schichau, Elbing, 1943 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 48% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T44 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 40% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T45 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 35% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T46 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 26% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T47 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 23% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T48 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 20.5% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T49 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 8.2% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T50 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 5.3% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
| T51 | Schichau, Elbing, 1944 | Not launched | Not commissioned | 6.5% complete. Scrapped at the shipyard. |
Class data
Technical profile
Principal dimensions, armament, machinery and projected performance.
Armament
- 10,5 cm L/45 C/32
- 4
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 6
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
- 8
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 6
- Mines
- 50-60
- Depth Charge launcher
- 4
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner Type Geared Turbines (Schichau build)
Performance
- Total Performance
- 40000shp
- Speed
- 34 kn
- Range
- 2800 miles at 19 kn