SMS G113 was an S90-class torpedo boat built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the 1900s
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched | 9 August 1902 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1902 |
| Fate | Stricken 22 March 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 440 t (433 long tons) |
| Length | 65.8 m (215 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | 6,013 PS (5,931 ihp; 4,423 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Range | 1,225 nmi (2,269 km; 1,410 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Armament |
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Design edit
G113 was 65.8 metres (215 ft 11 in) long overall and 65.5 metres (214 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 6.7 metres (22 ft 0 in) and a draught of 2.87 metres (9 ft 5 in). Displacement was 330 tonnes (320 long tons) normal and 440 tonnes (430 long tons) full load.[1] Three coal-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to two sets of triple-expansion steam engines rated at 6,013 metric horsepower (5,931 ihp; 4,423 kW), giving a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph).[1][2] 112 tonnes (110 long tons) of coal was carried, giving a range of 1,225 nautical miles (2,269 km; 1,410 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).[1]
Armament consisted of three 5 cm SK L/40 guns in single mounts, together with three 450 millimetres (17.7 in) torpedo tubes,[3] with two spare torpedoes.[1] The ship was later re-armed, with an 8.8 cm gun replacing one of the 5.0 cm guns.[1]
Service history edit
G113 was launched at Germaniawerft's Kiel shipyard on 9 August 1902, and commissioned on 16 October 1902.[4] In May 1907, she was a member of the 1st Half Flotilla.[5] In May 1914, she was the leader of the IV Torpedoboat Flotilla (a reserve unit),[6] and remained leader of IV Flotilla in October 1914.[7] She was renamed T113 on 4 September 1914.[4] In April 1915, T113 was a member of the 7th Torpedo-boat Half Flotilla, operating in the Baltic sea.[8] By May 1916, T113 was part of a harbour protection flotilla for the Elbe and by the end of the war, was one of 36 torpedo boats forming the 1st Escort Flotilla.[9]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e Gröner 1983, p. 43.
- ^ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 264.
- ^ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 265.
- ^ a b Gröner 1983, p. 44.
- ^ Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1907 p. 29.
- ^ Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1914 p. 63.
- ^ Fock 1989, p. 347.
- ^ Firle 1929, p. 46.
- ^ Fock 1989, pp. 347–348.
References edit
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway's Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Firle, Rudolph (1929). Der Krieg in der Ostsee: Zweiter Band: Das Kreigjahr 1915. Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 (in German). Berlin: Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn.
- Fock, Harald (1989). Z-Vor! Internationale Entwicklung und Kriegseinsätze von Zerstörern und Torpedobooten 1914 bis 1939 (in German). Herford, Germany: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mBH. ISBN 3-7822-0207-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
- Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.
- Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1907 (in German). Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1907.
- Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1914 (in German). Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1914.