Wartime Additions (c 105)
23. V.25 class (Nos 25-95),
V.25-V.30
Vulcan-built, 6 boats, 3 lost - 810t, 36 knots,
3-8.8cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 83 crew, 1914. All but
"V.25" commissioned after start of war
Some also served as
coastal defence boats
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 - V.28
was Ninth Torpedo Boat Flotilla leader (Cdr Goehle),
Battlecruiser force. V.26 and V.27
with "S.36", "S.51",
"S.52" comprised 17th Half Flotilla, 9th
TBF; V.29 and V.30 with
"S.33", "S.34", "S.35"
the 18th Half Flotilla, 9th TBF
V.25, 13th February 1915, North Sea
(54-22N, 07-46E) - mined. Served as
coastal defence boat. Sunk at 04.00hrs; 79 men dead
V.27, 31st May 1916, North Sea
(56-43N, 05-54E) - British cruiser
gunfire. Taking part in Battle of Jutland. Hit by
2-4in from 13th DF and scuttled, sinking at 17.40hrs;
casualties uncertain, but no men believed killed
V.29, 31st May 1916, North Sea
(56-43N, 05-57E) - torpedoed once by
British destroyer "Petard". Taking part in
Battle of Jutland. Sunk at 17.45hrs; 43 men dead
(some sources - 33 killed)
24. V.25 class continued, S.31-S.36 Schichau-built, 6 boats, 4 lost -
800t, 34 knots, 3-8.8cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 83 crew,
1914-15. Survivors
"S.32" and
"S.36" scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 - S.36
with "V.26", "V.27",
"S.51", "S.52" comprised 17th
Half Flotilla, 9th TBF; S.33, S.34
and S.35 with "V.29",
"V.30" the 18th Half Flotilla, 9th TBF
S.31, 19th August 1915, central
Baltic in Riga Bay (57-47N, 23-05E) - one
Russian mine. Sunk at 23.00hrs; 11 men dead. Went
down two days after the "V.99"
S.33, 3rd October 1918, North Sea
in the Heligoland Bight (54-44N, 05-15E)
- torpedoed once by British submarine
"L.10". Lost 8 hours after sister-ship
"S.34" (below) was mined close by, sinking
from the torpedo hit at 11.43hrs with 5 men dead.
Some sources credit the sinking to British
"L.11". Uncertainty surrounds the fate of
the "L.10". Some sources claim she was lost
in action with the "S.33" at this time,
others that she sunk by other Germans destroyers on
the 30th October.
S.34, 3rd October 1918, North Sea,
north of Holland (54-45N, 05-43E) -
mined. Sunk at 03.05hrs; 70 men dead
S.35, 31st May 1916, North Sea
(56-56N, 06-04E) - British naval heavy
gunfire. Hit by 2 heavy shells from 2nd, 4th or 1st
BS, probably 2-13.5in from dreadnought Iron
Duke"; sank at 20.00hrs; 87 men dead OR light
cruiser "Southampton", flagship, 2nd CS,
Grand Flee according to some accounts.
25. V.25 class continued, G.37-G.42 Germania-built, 6 boats, 3 lost -
820/960t, c33 knots, 3-8.8cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 87 crew,
1915. "G.42" later re-armed with 3-10.5cm guns.
Three survivors
"G.38", "G.39", G.40"
scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916:
G.39 was First Torpedo Boat Flotilla
leader (Cdr C Albrecht - Half flotilla only), Battle
Fleet;
G.40,
1st Half Flotilla, 1st TBF;
G.41 was Sixth Torpedo Boat Flotilla
leader (Cdr M Schultz), Battlecruiser Force with the
11th and 12th Half Flotillas. Sister-ship G.37
with "V.45", "V.46",
"S.50", "V.69" comprised the 12th Half
Flotilla;
G.42 with "V.48",
"S.54" (below) comprised 6th Half Flotilla,
3rd TBF, Battle Fleet
G.37, 4th November 1917, southern
North Sea off Walcheren island, Holland
(54-19N, 04-55E) - mined. Served
as flotilla flagship. Sunk at 04.55hrs; 4 men dead
G.41, 3rd October 1918, Belgium at
Bruges (51-13N, 03-14E) - scuttled.
Served as flotilla flagship. With Flanders flotillas.
Scuttled with "V.74", both possibly blown
up, during the German withdrawal from Flanders. These
scuttling took place a month before the destruction
of "V.47", "S.61",
"V.67", "V.69", and
"V.77" in the Terneuzen Canal and at Ghent
G.42, 21st April 1917, English
Channel in the Strait of Dover (51-09N,
01-37E) - gunfire of British destroyers
"Broke" and "Swift". Night-time
action; 36 men dead - see account in British Destroyers
26. V.25 class continued, V.43-V.48 Vulcan-built, 6 boats, 2 lost -
850/925t, c35 knots, 3-8.8cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 87 crew,
1915. Both "V.47" and "V.48" re-armed
with 3-10.5cm guns.
Of the four survivors,
"V.45" successfully scuttled at Scapa Flow
in 1919, but "V.43", "V.44",
"V.46" beached and salvaged
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916:
V.44 with "G.86",
"G.87" comprised the 11th Half Flotilla,
6th TBF, Battlecruiser Force. V.45
and V.46 with "G.37",
"S.50", V.69" the 12th Half Flotilla,
6th TBF;
V.48 with "G.42",
"S.54" (below) comprised 6th Half Flotilla,
3rd TBF, Battle Fleet
V.47, 2nd November 1918, Belgium in
the Terneuzen Canal (51-14N, 03-51E) -
scuttled. With Flanders flotillas. Sunk with
"S.61", both possibly blown up, during the
German evacuation of Belgium. On the same day,
"V.67" and "V.77" scuttled nearby
in the Terneuzen Canal and "V.69" at Ghent
V.48, 31st May 1916, North Sea
(57-01N, 06-00E) - British naval gunfire.
Taking part in Battle of Jutland. Hit by 1 or 2-4in
from destroyer "Shark", then 6in from 2nd
LCS and dreadnought "Valiant", and finally
by 4in shells from 12th DF; sinking at 21.50hrs; 87
men dead
27. V.25 class continued, S.49-S.66 Schichau-built, 18 boats, 7 lost -
800/920t, c 35 knots, 3-8.8cm or 3-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24
mines, 87 crew, 1915-17.
Of the survivors,
"S.49", "S.50", S.52",
"S.53", "S.54", "S.55",
"S.56", "S.65" successfully
scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919, but "S.51" and
"S.60" beached and salvaged
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916:
S.50 with "G.37",
"V.45", "V.46", "V.69"
comprised the 12th Half Flotilla, 6th TBF,
Battlecruiser Force;
S.51 and S.52 with
"V.26", "V.27", "S.36"
comprised 17th Half Flotilla, 9th TBF
S.53 was Third Torpedo Boat Flotilla
leader (Cdr Hollmann), Battle Fleet. S.54
with "G.42", "V.48" (above)
comprised 6th Half Flotilla, 3rd TBF
S.54
torpedoed and sank British destroyer
"Shark", already damaged by 10.5cm
shellfire from light cruiser
"Regensburg" and the 2nd TB Flotilla, and
8.8cm from other destroyers
S.57, night of 10th/11th November
1916, northern Baltic, c 25 miles north of Cape
Tachkona, Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-21N, 22-29E) - one Russian mine. Disaster
off Baltic Port - Rear Adm Langemak,
commander of the German Baltic "reconnaissance
forces" planned a raid on the western part of
the Gulf of Finland to catch any Russian transports
sailing at night in the Revel (Tallinn, capital of
Estonia) area and to shell Baltic Port (or Baltiski,
modern Paldiski) also in northern Estonia. The result
was a major disaster. Eleven destroyers of the 10th
Torpedoboat Flotilla (Cdr Wietling in
"S.56") sailed and only four returned, the
rest lost to the dense Russian minefields. On the way
into the Gulf of Finland and passing to the north of
Cape Tachkona, north tip of Dagö island (modern
Hiiumaa) late on the 10th, first "V-75"
sank and the damaged "S-57" had to be
scuttled. An unsuccessful attack was made on Baltic
Port, no Russian shipping was found, and as the
Flotilla returned, "V-72",
"G-90", "S-58", "S-59"
and "V-76" in order of loss, sank between
03.45hrs and 06.25hrs early on the 11th. Total
casualties were remarkably light - 16 (or 17? by
totalling individual destroyer deaths) dead and 20
wounded with most of the crews rescued by the
surviving destroyers. "S.57" was the second
of the seven destroyers to go down that night, at
22.18hrs late on the 10th with 2 men dead
S.58, night of 10th/11th November 1916,
northern Baltic, c 15 miles WNW of Odensholm island
(Osmussara), Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-22N, 22-48E) - one Russian mine. The
fifth of seven destroyers of the 10th Flotilla lost
that night in the same Russian minefield, sinking at
04.25hrs on the 11th; casualties not known but
possibly only wounded. See
"S.57"
S.59, night of 10th/11th November
1916, c 25 miles west of Odensholm island
(Osmussara), Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-21N, 22-45E) - one Russian mine. The
sixth of seven destroyers of the 10th Flotilla lost
that night in the same Russian minefield, sinking at
05.48hrs on the 11th; casualties not known but
possibly only wounded. See "S.57"
S.61, 2nd November 1918, Belgium in
the Terneuzen Canal (51-14N, 03-51E) -
scuttled. With Flanders flotillas from 1917. Sunk
with "V.47", both possibly blown up, during
the German evacuation of Belgium. On the same day,
"V.67" and "V.77" scuttled nearby
in the Terneuzen Canal and "V.69" at Ghent
S.62, 10th July 1918, central North
Sea, NW of German coast, SE of Dogger Bank
(54-47N, 04-52E) - mined. Served
as flotilla flagship. Sunk at 21.30hrs presumably by
a British-laid mine; 27 men dead. Lost 50 minutes
after "S.66" (below) had also been mined in
the same position
S.64, 18th October 1917, northern
Baltic (58-43N, 23-14E) - one Russian
mine. Sunk at 01.00hrs early on the 18th; 6 men dead
S.66, 10th July 1918, North Sea, NW
of German coast (54-47N, 04-52E) - mined.
Sunk at 20.40hrs; 76 men dead. Mined 50 minutes
before "S.62 (above) in the same position,
presumably on a British-laid mine
28. V.25 class continued, V.67-V.84 Vulcan-built, 18
boats, 9 lost - 925t, 36 knots, 3-8.8cm/6-50cm tt/24
mines, 87 crew, 1915-16. Later re-armed with 3-10.5cm
guns.
Seven of the survivors
scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 - "V.70",
"V.78","V.83" successfully;
"V.73", "V.80", "V.81",
V.82" beached and salvaged
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916:
V.71 and V.73 with
"G.88" comprised the 5th Half Flotilla, 3rd
TBF, Battle Fleet
V.71
possibly torpedoed and finished off British destroyer
"Turbulent", already damaged by secondary
10.5cm shellfire from "Westfalen" and other
dreadnoughts
V.67, 2nd November 1918, Belgium in
the Terneuzen Canal (51-13N, 03-55E) -
scuttled. Served as flotilla flagship with Flanders
flotillas from 1917. Sunk with "V.77", both
possibly blown up, during the German evacuation of
Belgium. On the same day, "V.47" and
"S.61" scuttled nearby in the Terneuzen
Canal and "V.69" at Ghent
V.68, 8th August 1918, southern
North Sea of Flanders coast (51-33N,
03-15E) - mined once. With Flanders-based
flotillas. Sunk at 15.05hrs; 18 men dead
V.69, 2nd November 1918, Ghent,
Belgium (51-04N, 03-51E) - scuttled.
Served with Flanders flotillas from 1917. Sunk,
possibly blown up, during the German evacuation of
Belgium. On the same day, "V-47",
"S-61", "V-67", "V-77"
scuttled nearby in the Terneuzen Canal.
V.72, night of 10th/11th November
1916, northern Baltic, 25 miles north west of
Odensholm island (Osmussara), Estonia in the Gulf of
Finland (59-31N, 22-51E) - one Russian
mine. The third of seven destroyers of the 10th
Flotilla lost that night in the same Russian
minefield, sinking at 03.45hrs on 11th; casualties
not known but possibly only wounded. See
"S.57"
V.74, temporarily lost 25th May
1918, Zeebrugge harbour, Belgium (51-20N,
03-12E) - own mine explosion. Served
with Flanders flotillas from 1917. Sunk during the
transfer of mines; 11 men killed. Raised in July
V.74, 3rd October 1918, at Bruges,
Belgium (51-13N, 03-14E) - scuttled. With
Flanders flotillas. Scuttled with "G.41",
both blown up during the German evacuation of Belgium
.
V.75, night of 10th/11th November
1916, northern Baltic, c 25 miles north of Cape
Tachkona, Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-23N, 22-30E) - one Russian mine. The
first of seven destroyers of the 10th Flotilla lost
that night in the same Russian minefield, sinking at
22.04hrs on 10th with 3 men killed. See "S.57"
V.76, night of 10th/11th November
1916, northern Baltic, c 20 miles north of Cape
Tachkona, Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-20N, 22-23E) - one Russian mine. The
seventh and last of seven destroyers of the 10th
Flotilla lost that night in the same Russian
minefield, sinking at 06.25hrs on 11th; 1 man killed.
See
"S.57"
V.77, 2nd November 1918, Belgium in
the Terneuzen Canal (51-13N, 03-55E) -
scuttled. Served as flotilla flagship with Flanders
flotillas from 1917. Sunk with "V.67", both
possibly blown up, during the German evacuation of
Belgium. On the same day, "V.47" and
"S.61" scuttled nearby in the Terneuzen
Canal and "V.69" at Ghent
V.84, 26th May 1917, North Sea off
the German coast (53-43N, 06-21E) -
mined. Lost with 5 men killed
29. V.25 class concluded, G.85-G.95 Germania-built, 11 boats, 6 lost -
960t, 34 knots, 3-8.8cm or 3-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines,
87 crew, 1915-16. All later armed with 3-10.5cm guns.
Four of the survivors
scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 - "G.86",
"G.89", "G.91" successfully and
"G.92" beached
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 - G.88
with "V.71", "V.73" comprised the
5th Half Flotilla, 3rd TBF, Battle Fleet. G.86,
G.87 and "V.44" the 11th Half
Flotilla, 6th TBF
G.85, 21st April 1917, English
Channel in the Strait of Dover (51-09N,
01-37E) - gunfire of British destroyers
"Broke" and "Swift". Night-time
action; 35 men dead - see account in British Destroyers
G.86, damaged 31st May/1st June
1916, North Sea - British naval heavy gunfire. At
Battle of Jutland, hit by one heavy British shell
from the 2nd, 4th or 1st Battle Squadrons; 1 man
killed
G.87, 30th March 1918, North Sea
(54-54N, 06-25E) - mined. Sunk at
06.20hrs; 43 men dead. Three sister ships all went
down in the same minefield within an hour of each
other - "G.94" at 05.40", then
"G.87" and ten minutes later,
"G.93"
G.88, 8th April 1917, southern
North Sea off the Flanders coast near Zeebrugge
(51-22N, 03-15E) - torpedoed once by
British coastal motor boat (CMB). CMBs
"4", "5", "6" and
"9" attacked four German destroyers off
Zeebrugge in the early hours of the 8th.
"CMB-9" hit and sank "G-88", the
first British success with coastal craft. She went
down just after midnight at 00.15hrs with 18 men dead
G.90, night of 10th/11th November
1916, northern Baltic, c 15 miles west of Odensholm
island (Osmussara), Estonia in the Gulf of Finland
(59-23N, 22-48E) - one Russian mine. The
fourth of seven destroyers of the 10th Flotilla lost
that night in the same Russian minefield, sinking at
03.52hrs on 11th; 11men killed. See "S.57"
G.93, 30th March 1918, North Sea
(54-54N, 06-25E) - mined. Sunk at
06.30hrs; 10 men dead. Lost with sister ships
"G.87" and "G.94"; see
"G.87"
above
G.94, 30th March 1918, North Sea
(54-54N, 06-25E) - mined. Sunk at
05.40hrs; 13 men dead. Lost with sister ships
"G.87" and "G.93"; see "G.87"
above
30. G.96 classes (Nos 96, 125-169), Germania-built, lost - 990t, 32
knots, 3-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/40 mines, 105 crew, 1916.
G.96, 26th June 1917, southern
North Sea off Flanders coast, near Ostend
(51-15N, 02-38.6E) - mined. Serving
with Flanders-based flotillas. Sunk at 01.30hrs; 4
men dead
31. B.97
classes (Nos 97-100, 109-112), B.97-B.98 Blohm
& Voss-built, 2 boats - 1,370t, 35 knots, 4-8.8cm
shortly 4-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 114 crew, 1915.
Adapted from pre-war
Russian contract designs
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 - B.98
was Second Torpedo Boat Flotilla leader (Capt
Schuur), Battlecruiser Force. B.97
with "G.101", "G.102",
"B.112" (all below) comprised 3rd Half
Flotilla, 2nd TBF
32. B.97
classes continued, V.99-V.100 Vulcan-built, 2 boats, 1 lost -
1,350t, 37 knots, 4-8.8cm shortly 4-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24
mines, 114 crew, 1915.
"V.100"
unsuccessfully scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919, beached
and salvaged
Scandinavian
Convoy attack, 12th December 1917 - V-100
and three of the "G.101" class
(below) took part in the attack on a British
Scandinavian Convoy off the Norwegian coast in which
escorting destroyer "Partridge" was sunk
and "Pellew" damaged by gunfire
V.99, 17th August 1915, Baltic in
Gulf of Riga (57-37N, 21-52E) - Russian
naval gunfire and scuttling. Severely damaged in
action. Scuttled at 08.00hrs; 21 men dead.
"S.31" went down two days later in the same
battle
33. G.101 class (Nos 101-104),
G.101-G.104
Germania-built, 4 boats - 1,120t, 33 knots, 4-8.8cm later
4-10.5cm/4-50cm tt/24 mines, 104 crew, 1915.
Under construction
pre-war for Argentine Navy, requisitioned August 1914
All four scuttled at
Scapa Flow 1919
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 - G.101
and G.102 with "B.97"
(above) and "B.112" comprised the 3rd Half
Flotilla of the Second Torpedo Boat Flotilla,
Battlecruiser Force. G.103 and G.104
with three "B.109s" (below) were the
4th Half Flotilla, 2nd TBF
Scandinavian
Convoy attack, 12th December 1917 - G.101,
G.103, G.104 took part with
"V-100" (above) in the action
34. V.105 class
(Nos 105-108), V.105-V.108 Vulcan-built, 4 boats, 1 lost - 340t, 29
knots, 2-8.8cm or 2-5.2cm/2-45cm tt, 60 crew, 1915
Under construction for
Dutch Navy, requisitioned August 1914
V.107, 8th May 1915, Baltic at Libau
(56-33N, 20-58E) - one Russian mine.
Taking part in the occupation of Libau,
"V.107" lost her bow in the harbour
entrance and became a total loss, just two months
after commissioning; 1 man dead. Libau became an
important base for the German Baltic Fleet.
35. B.97 class concluded,
B.109-B.112 Blohm
& Voss-built, 4 boats - 1,370t, 37 knots, 4-8.8cm
shortly 4-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 114 crew, 1915.
All four scuttled at
Scapa Flow 1919
Battle of
Jutland, 31st May-1st June 1916 -
B.112 with "B.97",
"G.101", "G.102" (all above)
comprised the 3rd Half Flotilla of the Second Torpedo
Boat Flotilla, Battlecruiser Force. B.109,
B.110, B.111 with "G.103",
"G.104" were the 4th Half Flotilla, 2nd TBF
36. S.113 classes (Nos 113-124),
S.113-S.115
Schichau-built, 1 boat completed post-war - 2,060t, 36
knots, 4-15cm/4-60cm tt/40 mines, 175 crew, 1919.
"S.113"
commissioned in 1919, other two uncompleted and
scrapped
37. S.113 classes continued,
V.116-V.118
Vulcan-built, 1 boat completed - 2,060t, 35 knots,
4-15cm/4-60cm tt/40 mines, 175 crew, 1918.
"V.116"
commissioned July 1918, other two uncompleted and
scrapped
38. S.113 classes concluded,
G.119-G.121, B.122-B.124 - uncompleted and scrapped
39. G.96 classes continued,
V.125-V.130
Vulcan-built, 6 boats - 925t, 34 knots, 3-10.5cm/6-50cm
tt/24 mines, 105 crew, 1917-18.
Five scuttled at Scapa
Flow in 1919 - "V.129" successfully;
"V.125"-"V.128" beached and
salvaged. Gröner reports the classes were nicknamed
the Tannenbaumboote - "Christmas tree"
boats because of their foremast rigging
40. G.96 classes continued,
S.131-S.139 Schichau-built,
9 boats - 920t, 33 knots, 3-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines,
105 crew, 1917-18.
Four scuttled at Scapa
Flow in 1919 - "S.131", "S.136",
"S.138" successfully; "S.132",
"S.137" beached and salvaged
41. G.96 classes continued,
V.140-V.144 Vulcan-built,
5 boats - "V.140" commissioned November 1919
after the Armistice; remainder uncompleted and scrapped
42. G.96 classes continued,
H.145-H.147
Howaldswerke-built, 2 boats completed before end of war -
990t, 33 knots, 3-10.5cm/6-50cm tt/24 mines, 105 crew,
1918.
"H.145"
scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919, "H.146"
taken as French prize, "H.147" completed
after the war for France
43. G.96 classes concluded,
G.148-G.150, Ww.151, S.152-157, V.158-V.165, H.166-H.169 - uncompleted and scrapped
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