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TA34 torpedo boats (1914 - 1916 / 1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA34 (ex-T7, ex-Tb96F) | Danubius, Fiume, Austria-Hungary | 2.1915 | 8.7.1916 | 11.1916 // 9.1943 | to Croatia 2.1944 (T7) | ||
| TA48 (ex-T3, ex-Tb78T) | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Austria-Hungary | 10.1913 | 4.3.1914 | 8.1914 // 10.1943 | to Croatia 8-12/1944 (T3), sunk 20.2.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | TA34: 244 TA48: 267 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | TA34: 330 TA48: 324 |
| Length, m | TA34: 58.8 TA48: 57.8 |
| Breadth, m | TA34: 5.84 TA48: 5.75 |
| Draught, m | 1.75 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | TA34: 2 AEG-Curtis steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers TA48: 2 Parsons steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5000 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | TA34: coal 20 + oil 31 TA48: coal 18 + oil 24 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 310(10) |
| Armament | TA34: 2 x 1 - 75/57 Bofors M1928, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 x 2 - 450 TT TA48: 2 x 1 - 75/57 Bofors M1928, 4 x 1 - 13.2/76, 1 x 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | TA34: 39 TA48: 35 |
Standard scale images
T3 1941
T7 1941
Project history
Former Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats 78T and 96F of "250-ton" type. In 1920 they became Yugoslavian T3 and T7 and in 1941 were captured by Italians and entered their service under former numbers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
T7 8.9.1943 was captured by German troops at Gruz, 11.9.1943 renamed TA34, 8.2.1944 transferred to Croatian Navy as T7. She was sunk 24.6.1944 by British MGB659, 662 and 670 at Murter Island.
T3 was captured by German troops at Fiume 16.9.1943 and commissioned 16.10.1943 as TA48. From August till December, 1944 she served under Croatian flag as T3, stored mainly Croatian crew later. TA48 was sunk by Allied aircraft at Trieste 20.2.1945.
