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Type 44 torpedo boat information


Line drawing of the Type 44
Class overview
NameType 44
BuildersSchichau, Elbing
OperatorsType 44 torpedo boat Kriegsmarine
Preceded byType 41 torpedo boat
Succeeded byNone
Planned6 or 9
Completed0
CancelledAll
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat
Displacement
  • 1,418 long tons (1,441 t) (standard)
  • 1,794 long tons (1,823 t) (deep load)
Length
  • 103 m (337 ft 11 in) (o/a)
  • 98 m (321 ft 6 in) (waterline)
Beam10.1 m (33 ft 2 in)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 4 × water-tube boilers
  • 52,000 shp (39,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts
  • 2 × geared steam turbine sets
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement222
Armament
  • 2 × twin 10.5 cm (4.1 in) dual-purpose guns
  • 5 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 30 × mines

The Type 44 torpedo boats were a group of six or nine torpedo boats that were designed for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Ordered in 1944, none of the ships were laid down before the German surrender in May 1945.

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