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Torpedo School from May to September, but then they were transferred to France. Reinforced by the two newcomers, the flotilla helped to escort German blockade runners sailing from ports in the Bay of Biscay en route to Japan in September–October. The
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with fixed antennas angled 45° to each side and a 2 cm gun superfiring over the main gun. Boats participating in the
Channel Dash in February 1942 were ordered to have their aft torpedo tube mount replaced by a quadruple 2 cm gun mount, but it is not certain if this was actually done.
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over the 10.5 cm gun. The hand-operated mount had a maximum elevation of 80° which gave the gun a ceiling of less than 6,800 metres (22,300 ft); horizontal range was 8,500 metres (9,300 yd) at an elevation of 35.7°. The single-shot SK C/30 fired 0.748-kilogram (1.65 lb)
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and three speed/range settings: 14,000 meters (15,000 yd) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); 8,000 meters (8,700 yd) at 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) and 6,000 meters (6,600 yd) at 44 knots (81 km/h; 51 mph).
406:. Advancing Soviet forces caused them to be recalled to active duty during 1944 to support German forces operating in the Baltic. One boat apiece was sunk in 1944 and 1945 and another was so badly damaged that it was written off as a
691:. They all received twin 2 cm gun mounts that replaced the single mounts in the bridge wings. Before the end of the war, all of the surviving boats probably had at least two 3.7 cm or 4 cm guns aboard.
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as the Type 35s. The maintenance problems with the boilers were exacerbated by the lack of access to the machinery allowed by the restricted spaces of the lightly-built and narrow hull. The naval historian
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by July in the 3rd
Torpedo Boat Flotilla when they laid several minefields in the Channel and escorted a replenishment oiler through the Bay of Biscay in an unsuccessful attempt to pass into the Atlantic.
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Germany after only a couple of months. Two others were transferred back to France where they laid
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deemed "the whole concept, with the benefit of hindsight, must be considered a gross waste of men and materials, for these torpedo boats were rarely employed in their designed role."
1133:), all the boats returned to active duty with the 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla there as advancing Soviet forces began to pose a significant aerial and naval threat to Axis shipping.
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Torpedo School or U-boat flotillas. Beginning in May, when
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Germany in October for refits before they were assigned to the Torpedo School. Around March,
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Britain in early 1946. The French Navy did not use them and struck them from the
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Torpedo School in August 1942 and spent the rest of the year and almost all of 1943 either undergoing a refit or serving as a training ship.
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418:. Only the Soviet Union actually made use of its vessel and it was eventually used as a test ship before being scrapped in 1960.
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356:. Completed in 1941–1942, one boat helped to escort a
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848:Transferred to USSR post war, served as destroyer
454:of 8.87 meters (29 ft 1 in), and a mean
1738:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
1660:] (in Russian). Yakutsk: Sakhapoligrafizdat.
1104:was deployed in the Bay of Biscay to help escort
395:into the Atlantic. One boat was sunk by American
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1636:Berezhnoy, p. 19; Whitley, pp. 191, 199, 210–211
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1039:flotilla made an unsuccessful attempt to escort
653:received an additional 3.7 cm gun on their
549:As built, the Type 37 class mounted a single 42-
1289:was badly damaged by British heavy bombers and
1231:as she bombarded Soviet positions at Memel and
1211:as they bombarded advancing Soviet troops near
601:(or 60 if the weather was good). They used the
1781:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1677:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1639:
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1575:
1566:
1557:
1548:
1539:
1530:
1521:
1519:Sieche, p. 238
1512:
1503:
1491:
1489:Gröner, p. 193
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1403:
1400:
1281:. On 3 April,
1262:Admiral Scheer
1155:Antti Hackzell
962:
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945:27 March 1939
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918:
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839:
831:
830:
827:
824:
822:
820:
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811:
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795:
787:
786:
779:
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539:nautical miles
491:steam turbines
444:overall length
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326:
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311:
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295:
286:
282:
281:
278:
274:
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247:steam turbines
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225:
217:
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209:
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197:
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190:
186:
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183:
176:
159:
155:
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128:
124:
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41:Class overview
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37:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2526:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
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2499:
2483:
2480:
2477:
2474:
2471:
2468:
2467:
2464:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2442:Vorpostenboot
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2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
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2399:
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2321:
2319:
2316:
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2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2280:Torpedo boats
2277:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2255:
2250:
2248:
2247:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2226:
2224:
2222:
2218:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2197:
2195:
2194:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2183:
2181:
2180:
2176:
2175:
2173:
2171:
2167:
2161:
2158:
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2144:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2135:
2129:
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2124:
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2119:
2116:
2112:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2095:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2079:
2078:Capital ships
2075:
2069:
2066:
2064:
2063:
2059:
2057:
2056:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2044:
2043:Graf Zeppelin
2040:
2039:
2037:
2035:
2031:
2027:
2020:
2015:
2013:
2008:
2006:
2001:
2000:
1997:
1985:
1982:
1981:
1978:
1972:
1969:Followed by:
1968:
1966:
1963:Preceded by:
1962:
1961:
1958:
1952:
1951:
1947:
1946:
1944:
1942:
1930:
1924:
1923:
1919:
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1916:
1912:
1910:
1909:
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1902:
1898:
1896:
1895:
1891:
1889:
1888:
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1882:
1881:
1877:
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1874:
1870:
1868:
1867:
1863:
1862:
1860:
1858:
1857:
1844:
1840:
1833:
1828:
1826:
1821:
1819:
1814:
1813:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1790:
1788:1-55750-302-8
1784:
1780:
1775:
1771:
1769:1-85409-521-8
1765:
1761:
1757:
1753:
1749:
1747:0-85177-146-7
1743:
1739:
1734:
1730:
1728:1-59114-119-2
1724:
1720:
1716:
1712:
1708:
1706:0-87021-790-9
1702:
1698:
1694:
1693:Gröner, Erich
1690:
1686:
1684:0-87021-459-4
1680:
1676:
1671:
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1655:
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1624:
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1579:
1570:
1561:
1552:
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1525:
1516:
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1486:
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1480:
1478:
1468:
1466:
1464:
1462:
1460:
1455:
1441:
1437:
1432:
1425:
1421:
1420:Schiffskanone
1417:
1411:
1407:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1389:
1385:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1331:
1327:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1306:depth charges
1303:
1302:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1276:
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1268:
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1263:
1258:
1254:
1250:
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1238:
1234:
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1222:
1218:
1214:
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1206:
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1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1144:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1033:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1002:
1001:
996:
995:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
973:
968:
953:
951:11 July 1942
950:
947:
944:
942:
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928:
925:
922:
919:
917:
916:
911:
907:
904:
902:20 July 1940
901:
898:
896:
895:
890:
886:
882:
879:
876:
874:27 July 1939
873:
871:
870:
865:
861:
851:
847:
844:
842:
840:
838:
837:
832:
828:
826:24 July 1941
825:
823:
821:
819:
818:
813:
809:
805:
803:26 June 1941
802:
799:
796:
794:
793:
788:
784:
780:
778:14 June 1941
777:
775:20 July 1939
774:
771:
769:
768:
763:
759:
755:
752:
750:15 June 1939
749:
746:
744:
740:
735:
734:
729:
723:
718:
713:
703:
692:
690:
686:
682:
678:
677:
672:
671:
666:
665:
660:
656:
652:
651:
646:
642:
641:
636:
635:
629:
625:
621:
614:Modifications
611:
608:
604:
600:
596:
595:torpedo tubes
591:
589:
585:
581:
576:
573:
570:
565:
563:
559:
555:
552:
542:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
517:(23,000
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
487:
485:
484:double bottom
481:
477:
473:
472:standard load
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
450:. They had a
449:
445:
440:
438:
433:
429:
419:
417:
413:
409:
405:
402:
398:
397:heavy bombers
394:
393:Bay of Biscay
390:
386:
381:
379:
378:training ship
375:
371:
370:heavy cruiser
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
350:
345:
341:
340:torpedo boats
337:
333:
322:
318:
316:
315:torpedo tubes
312:
309:
305:
303:
300:
296:
293:
289:
288:
287:
284:
283:
279:
276:
275:
271:
267:
264:
263:
259:
255:
252:
251:
248:
244:
241:
240:
234:
231:(23,000
230:
226:
224:
220:
219:
218:
215:
214:
210:
207:
206:
202:
199:
198:
195:
191:
188:
187:
181:
177:
174:
170:
166:
162:
161:
160:
157:
156:
153:
150:
147:
146:
141:
137:
134:
133:
129:
126:
125:
121:
118:
117:
113:
111:In commission
110:
109:
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101:
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92:
91:
88:
85:
82:
81:
76:
65:
63:
62:
50:
49:
48:
45:
44:
39:
35:
31:
27:
22:
17:
2457:Sperrbrecher
2452:Siebel ferry
2302:
2253:
2245:
2199:
2192:
2185:
2178:
2153:
2146:
2126:
2093:
2086:
2061:
2054:
2042:
1949:
1921:
1914:
1907:
1900:
1893:
1886:
1879:
1872:
1865:
1856:Kriegsmarine
1855:
1838:
1778:
1759:
1737:
1718:
1696:
1674:
1657:
1652:
1632:
1623:
1614:
1605:
1578:
1569:
1560:
1551:
1542:
1533:
1524:
1515:
1506:
1431:
1423:
1419:
1416:Kriegsmarine
1415:
1410:
1395:
1392:Baltic Fleet
1387:
1379:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1318:East Prussia
1313:
1309:
1300:
1294:
1286:
1282:
1273:shipyard in
1266:
1261:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1228:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1208:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1128:
1124:
1122:
1113:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1073:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1059:
1054:
1040:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1005:
999:
993:
988:
984:
980:
976:
970:
966:
964:
939:
930:
926:5 June 1942
914:
893:
877:1 June 1940
868:
859:
849:
835:
816:
791:
782:
766:
753:31 May 1941
732:
722:Commissioned
675:
669:
663:
649:
644:
639:
637:and then on
633:
617:
592:
588:bridge wings
566:
548:
505:(6,865
488:
441:
425:
391:through the
382:
374:Channel Dash
354:World War II
349:Kriegsmarine
347:
344:Nazi Germany
331:
329:
227:31,000
158:Displacement
152:Torpedo boat
61:Kriegsmarine
60:
25:
2484:Conversions
2244:Type 1936A/
2211:Spähkreuzer
2147:Deutschland
2127:Deutschland
2118:battleships
2087:Scharnhorst
1941:Soviet Navy
1384:Soviet Navy
1257:Prinz Eugen
1209:Prinz Eugen
1006:Prinz Eugen
1000:Scharnhorst
624:tripod mast
603:G7a torpedo
575:superfiring
556:gun on the
509:; 996
464:metric tons
410:and later
366:battleships
306:2 × single
297:1 × single
290:1 × single
268:1,600
83:Preceded by
75:Soviet Navy
2498:Categories
2391:Type XXIII
2342:submarines
2265:Type 1936C
2260:Type 1936B
2234:Type 1934A
2221:Destroyers
2193:Königsberg
1644:References
1330:Glücksburg
1322:Copenhagen
1078:overhauled
1049:and eight
855:Порывистый
655:forecastle
529:; 40
385:minefields
342:built for
277:Complement
242:Propulsion
34:poison gas
2478:Cancelled
2396:Type XXVI
2381:Type XVII
2270:Type 1942
2239:Type 1936
2229:Type 1934
1950:Poryvisty
1450:Citations
1396:Poryvisti
1376:Navy List
1291:foundered
1279:North Sea
1271:Deschimag
1227:escorted
994:Gneisenau
850:Poryvisty
758:Skagerrak
712:Laid down
659:amidships
643:in June.
525:(65
495:propeller
468:long tons
460:deep load
404:flotillas
180:deep load
169:long tons
163:888
119:Completed
114:1941–1959
106:1938–1942
46:Operators
2386:Type XXI
2376:Type XIV
2361:Type VII
2094:Bismarck
2062:Seydlitz
1758:(2000).
1717:(2005).
1695:(1990).
1666:33334505
1237:Saaremaa
1098:Far East
1094:Himalaya
931:Baccarat
783:Dompaire
739:Schichau
717:Launched
708:Builder
685:Flak M43
681:Flak M42
620:foremast
545:Armament
535:fuel oil
412:scrapped
338:of nine
285:Armament
173:standard
135:Scrapped
30:scuttled
2422:R boats
2417:E-boats
2366:Type IX
2356:Type II
2338:U-boats
2328:Ausland
2323:Type 44
2318:Type 41
2313:Type 40
2308:Type 39
2303:Type 37
2298:Type 35
2293:Type 24
2288:Type 23
2200:Leipzig
2179:Gazelle
1971:Type 39
1965:Type 35
1326:Denmark
1183:Estonia
1179:Tallinn
1106:U-boats
961:Service
683:or the
622:into a
607:warhead
551:caliber
432:boilers
428:Type 35
352:during
310:AA guns
2371:Type X
2351:Type I
2254:Narvik
2246:Narvik
1938:
1852:
1785:
1766:
1744:
1725:
1703:
1681:
1664:
1436:German
1275:Bremen
1233:Sworbe
1229:Lützow
1204:Lützow
743:Elbing
580:rounds
401:U-boat
368:and a
334:was a
319:30–60
302:AA gun
189:Length
72:
57:
2410:Other
2186:Emden
1656:[
1402:Notes
1304:with
1301:U-235
1213:Memel
1042:Komet
885:Åland
726:Fate
705:Ship
695:Ships
628:radar
599:mines
558:stern
523:knots
503:kg/cm
470:) at
466:(874
456:draft
336:class
321:mines
265:Range
258:knots
253:Speed
208:Draft
167:(874
103:Built
2055:Jade
1783:ISBN
1764:ISBN
1742:ISBN
1723:ISBN
1701:ISBN
1679:ISBN
1662:OCLC
1370:and
1354:and
1312:and
1251:and
1223:and
1207:and
1197:and
1173:and
1141:and
1118:Kiel
1084:and
1068:and
1034:and
1017:and
997:and
987:and
972:Thor
808:Kiel
673:and
647:and
527:km/h
476:hull
452:beam
330:The
221:4 ×
200:Beam
148:Type
127:Lost
1922:T21
1915:T20
1908:T19
1901:T18
1894:T17
1887:T16
1880:T15
1873:T14
1866:T13
1414:In
1388:T17
1380:T19
1372:T20
1368:T14
1364:T21
1360:T16
1356:T21
1352:T20
1348:T19
1344:T17
1340:T16
1336:T14
1320:to
1314:T19
1310:T17
1295:T17
1287:T13
1283:T16
1267:T20
1255:),
1253:T21
1249:T19
1245:T16
1241:T13
1225:T21
1221:T19
1217:T13
1199:T21
1195:T20
1191:T16
1187:T13
1175:T20
1171:T19
1167:T17
1163:T13
1159:T18
1143:T20
1139:T18
1135:T13
1125:T21
1114:T15
1110:T14
1102:T19
1090:T18
1086:T17
1082:T13
1074:T16
1070:T21
1066:T20
1062:T16
1055:T15
1036:T19
1032:T18
1027:T14
1023:T13
1019:T17
1015:T16
1011:T15
989:T17
985:T16
981:T15
977:T13
967:T14
940:T21
915:T20
894:T19
869:T18
836:T17
817:T16
792:T15
767:T14
733:T13
676:T21
670:T18
664:T19
661:in
650:T17
645:T13
640:T14
634:T13
531:mph
511:psi
507:kPa
346:'s
294:gun
280:119
270:nmi
256:35
229:shp
194:o/a
171:) (
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2068:II
1587:^
1494:^
1476:^
1458:^
1438::
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519:kW
233:kW
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