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KAISERLICHE MARINE / REICHSMARINE / KRIEGSMARINE (GERMANY)

TORPEDO SHIPS

V180 large torpedo boats

V186 1911

T185 1932

Claus von Bevern 1943

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
V180, 2/1918- T180   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 15/10/1909 1/1910 stricken 8/1920
V181, 2/1918- T181   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 6/11/1909 3/1910 stricken 8/1920
V182, 2/1918- T182   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 1/12/1909 5/1910 stricken 8/1920
V183, 2/1918- T183   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 23/12/1909 5/1910 stricken 8/1920
V184, 2/1918- T184   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 26/2/1910 6/1910 stricken 8/1920
V185, 2/1918- T185, 10/1932- Blitz   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 9/4/1910 9/1910 dispatch vessel 10/1932, surrendered 5/1945, to USSR 1/1946 (Выстрел <Vystrel>)
V186, 2/1918- T186   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 28/11/1910 4/1911 stricken 8/1920
V187   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 11/1/1911 5/1911 sunk 28/8/1914
V188   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 8/2/1911 5/1911 sunk 26/7/1915
V189, 2/1918- T189   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 14/3/1911 6/1911 stricken 4/1920
V190, 2/1918- T190, 8/1938- Claus von Bevern   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 12/4/1911 8/1911 test ship 8/1938, surrendered 5/1945, to USA 12/1945, scuttled
V191   A G Vulcan, Stettin 1909 2/6/1911 9/1911 sunk 17/12/1915

  

Displacement normal, t

V180 - 185: 650

V186 - 191: 666

Displacement full, t

V180 - 185: 783

V186 - 191: 775

Length, m

73.6 wl 73.9 oa

Breadth, m

7.85

Draught, m

V180 - 185: 3.12

V186 - 191: 3.07

No of shafts

2

Machinery

AEG-Vulcan steam turbines, 4 Marine boilers

Power, h. p.

18000

Max speed, kts

32

Fuel, t

V180 - 185: coal 121 + oil 76

V186 - 191: coal 136 + oil 67

Endurance, nm(kts)

V180 - 185: 1250(17)

V186 - 191: 1170(17)

Armament

2 x 1 - 88/30 SK L/30, 4 x 1 - 500 TT (5)

Complement

84

Ship project history: The standard seagoing torpedo boats of Kaiserliche Marine intended for actions in the North Sea as a part of flotilias, leaded by light cruisers that has predetermined wracking towards the strengthened torpedo armament, to the detriment of the artillery. Differed among themselves with the dimensions, architecture of superstructures and machineries. A variety of machinery types has been called by search of the most comprehensible type to use on subsequent series of torpedo boats.

T190 29/8/1938 was converted to test ship Claus von Bevern.

Modernizations: 1916 - 1917, V180 - 186, 189, 190: - 2 x 1 - 88/30; + 2 x 1 - 88/45 Tbts L/45

1921 - 1922, T185, 190: - 2 x 1 - 88/45, 4 x 1 - 500 TT; + 2 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/06, 2 x 2 - 500 TT

1932, T185, 190: + 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30

1932, Blitz: was armed only with 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30

8/1938, Claus von Bevern: was armed with 1 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/06, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 2 x 1 - 533 TT

Naval service: V187 was sunk in the North Sea by British cruisers and destroyers 28/8/1914. V188 was sunk in the North Sea 26/7/1915 by torpedo from British submarine E16. V191 was mined on Baltic 17/12/1915.

 

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