V125-class torpedo boat

The V125 class and subsequent H145 subclass, also known as the Großes Torpedoboot Type 1916Mob, were improved versions of the V25-class torpedo boats. They were built with a higher freeboard, which gave them better seakeeping capabilities while retaining good maneuverability.

SMS H147 in 1920
Class overview
Operators Imperial German Navy
Built1917–1921
In commission1917–1935
Planned44
Completed19
Lost4
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat
Displacement924 t standard, may differ[1]
Length82 m (269 ft 0 in) oa
Beam8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power23,500 hp (17,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 boilers, 2 Germania steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range2,050 nmi (3,800 km; 2,360 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement105
Armament

French service

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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

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

Name Builders Launched Commissioned
G96 Germaniawerft 9 September 1916 23 December 1916
V125 Vulcan Stettin 18 May 1917 29 August 1917
V126 30 June 1917 25 September 1916
V127 28 July 1917 23 October 1917
V128 11 August 1917 15 November 1917
V129 19 November 1917 20 December 1917
V130 20 November 1917 2 February 1918
S131 Schichau Elbing 3 March 1917 11 August 1917
S132 19 May 1917 2 October 1917
S133 1 September 1917 21 February 1918
S134 25 August 1917 4 January 1918
S135 27 October 1917 15 March 1918
S136 1 December 1917 30 April 1918
S137 9 March 1918 14 June 1918
S138 22 April 1918 29 July 1918
S139 24 November 1917 15 April 1918
V140 Vulcan Stettin 22 December 1917 18 November 1918
V141 26 March 1918
V142 25 September 1918
V143 25 September 1918
V144 10 October 1918
H145 Howaldtswerke 11 December 1917 4 August 1918
H146 23 January 1918 3 October 1918
H147 13 March 1918 13 July 1920
G148 Germaniawerft
G149
G150
Ww151 Kaiserliche Werft Kiel
S152 Schichau Elbing 6 June 1918
S153 22 July 1918
S154 15 August 1918
S155 7 September 1918
S156 26 October 1918
S157 3 December 1918
V158 Vulcan Stettin 11 November 1918
V159
V160
V161
V162
V163
V164
V165
H166 Howaldtswerke 25 October 1919
H167 26 October 1918
H168 8 November 1919
H169 19 October 1918

References

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  1. ^ "WRECKSITE Großes Torpedoboot (1916) - G-96 class". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "ex - German V67 and V125 Class". www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Mineneräumboote. Gröner, Erich; Bernard & Graefe Verlag. 1999. ASIN 3763748016.