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TORPEDO SHIPS
G88 torpedo boats (1898)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G88, 9.1914- T88 | 74 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1897 | 10.7.1897 | 5.1898 | minesweeper 1916, discarded 3.1921 | |
| G89, 9.1914- T89 | 75 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1897 | 19.2.1898 | 8.1898 | minesweeper 1916, discarded 3.1921 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 147 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 177 |
| Length, m | 48.7 |
| Breadth, m | 5.04 |
| Draught, m | 2.81 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VQE, 2 Marine boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2468 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | coal 45 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1600(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 50/37 SK L/40 C/92, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 28 - 29 |
Standard scale images
G88 1900
Project history
These vessels continued the same process of steady improvement of the basic design begun by their predecessors.
Modernizations
1916, both: - 1 - 450 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + mechanical minesweeping gear
Naval service
Most were rebuilt and reboilered in the opening years of the new century. In September 1914 all were redesignated with the letter T beginning their numbers, and were used during the war as minesweepers and as tenders to instructional vessels.
