G41-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy and sunk in 1917
History
German Empire
Ordered
1914 Peacetime order
Builder
Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany
Launched
20 May 1915
Commissioned
10 November 1915
Fate
Sunk by HMS Broke, 21 April 1917
General characteristics
Class and type
V25-class torpedo boat
Displacement
1,147 t (1,129 long tons) deep load
Length
83.0 m (272 ft 4 in) long oa
Beam
8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draft
3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
3 water tube boilers
Steam turbines, 2 Shafts
24,000 PS (24,000 shp; 18,000 kW)
Speed
33.5 kn (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range
1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) ay
Complement
87 officers and sailors
Armament
3 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns
6 × 500 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes
24 mines
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