V125-class torpedo boat explained

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Ship Image:SMS H 147.jpg
Ship Image Size:300px
Ship Caption:SMS H147 in 1920
Built Range:1917–1921
In Commission Range:1917–1935
Total Ships Planned:44
Total Ships Completed:19
Total Ships Lost:4
Ship Type:Torpedo boat
Ship Displacement:924 t standard, may differ[1]
Ship Length:82m (269feet) oa
Ship Beam:8.3m (27.2feet)
Ship Draught:3.5m (11.5feet)
Ship Propulsion:
  • 3 boilers, 2 Germania steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
Ship Power:23500HP
Ship Speed:34kn
Ship Range:2050nmi at
Ship Complement:105
Ship Armament:

The V125 class and subsequent H145 subclass, also known as the Großes Torpedoboot Type 1916Mob, were improved versions of the s. They were built with a higher freeboard, which gave them better seakeeping capabilities while retaining good maneuverability.

French service

After the end of World War I, the French Navy acquired five ships of this class as war reparations, becoming the Rageot de la Touche class. The last of the class were decommissioned and scrapped in 1935.[2]

Ships in class

Forty-four ships were planned for the V125 class with only nineteen ever being completed.[3]

NameBuildersLaunchedCommissioned
G96Germaniawerft9 September 191623 December 1916
V125Vulcan Stettin18 May 191729 August 1917
V12630 June 191725 September 1916
V12728 July 191723 October 1917
V12811 August 191715 November 1917
V12919 November 191720 December 1917
V13020 November 19172 February 1918
S131Schichau Elbing3 March 191711 August 1917
S13219 May 19172 October 1917
S1331 September 191721 February 1918
S13425 August 19174 January 1918
S13527 October 191715 March 1918
S1361 December 191730 April 1918
S1379 March 191814 June 1918
S13822 April 191829 July 1918
S13924 November 191715 April 1918
V140Vulcan Stettin22 December 191718 November 1918
V14126 March 1918
V14225 September 1918
V14325 September 1918
V14410 October 1918
H145Howaldtswerke11 December 19174 August 1918
H14623 January 19183 October 1918
H14713 March 191813 July 1920
G148Germaniawerft
G149
G150
Ww151Kaiserliche Werft Kiel
S152Schichau Elbing6 June 1918
S15322 July 1918
S15415 August 1918
S1557 September 1918
S15626 October 1918
S1573 December 1918
V158Vulcan Stettin11 November 1918
V159
V160
V161
V162
V163
V164
V165
H166Howaldtswerke25 October 1919rowspan "4"
H16726 October 1918
H1688 November 1919
H16919 October 1918

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WRECKSITE Großes Torpedoboot (1916) - G-96 class . wrecksite.eu . 3 February 2022.
  2. Web site: ex - German V67 and V125 Class . www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk . 10 November 2022.
  3. Book: Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Mineneräumboote . 1999 . Gröner, Erich; Bernard & Graefe Verlag . .

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