List of German torpedo boats (1871-1919)

This list contains all torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy from the beginning, with the exception of the large torpedo boats and the coastal A-class torpedo boats .

The first German torpedo boats are 14 smaller harbor vehicles and tugs , as well as seven rowing vehicles that guarded the Elbe and Weser estuaries in 1870 . They were provisionally equipped as spar torpedo boats for the volunteer sea defense.

Spier torpedo boats 1871

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
Devrient I	. . 1871	May 1872	A around 1885	Devrient Shipyard Gdansk . Torpedo boats of the port defense Wilhelmshaven ; after deletion around 1885 fortification mine-layer in Wilhelmshaven.
Devrient II	. . 1871	. . 1872	A around 1885	Devrient. Port defense Wilhelmshaven; 1885 fortification mine-layer.
Devrient III	. . 1871	November 1872	A around 1885	Devrient. Port defense Wilhelmshaven; 1885 fortification mine-layer.
Waltjen I	. . 1871	September 1872	A July 8, 1881	Waltjen shipyard in Bremen . Spar attempts; December 15, 1875: Mine-layer of the port defense Wilhelmshaven; after deletion in 1881, the fortification mine-layer in Kiel.
Waltjen II	. . 1871	September 1872	A July 8, 1881	Waltjen. Spar attempts; December 15, 1875: Mine-layer of the port defense Wilhelmshaven; after deletion in 1881, the fortification mine-layer in Kiel.
Waltjen III	. . 1871	September 1872	A July 8, 1881	Waltjen. Spar attempts; December 15, 1875: Mine-layer of the port defense Wilhelmshaven; after deletion in 1881, the fortification mine-layer in Kiel.

Torpedo steamer 1873

The steamers initially bore the Roman numerals I to IV and were later given their names.

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
Notus	August 2, 1873	June 20, 1874	A April 17, 1909	AG Vulcan Szczecin . Spar attempts ; from December 15, 1875 Shipyard tugboat and buoy tender ; Broken down in 1909.
Zephyr	June 22, 1874	October 13, 1874	A before 1907	Vulcan. Attempts to use a tugboat from 1875 until 1907 in Wilhelmshaven.
Rival	September 2, 1874	December 14, 1874	A 1884	Vulcan. Spar and machine experiments; Conversion to minelayer ; 1881 Mine-layer 4 of the port defense Wilhelmshaven; after deletion in 1884 tugboat until January 1916; scrapped in Wilhelmshaven.
Ulan	April 3, 1876	October 8, 1876	A May 26, 1909	Möller & Holberg; Grabow . Tries; 1880 tender ; 1909 after Prahm was deleted ; Sold in 1919, 1925 and 1926, then scrapped.

Class I torpedo vehicle 1878-1880

The Zieten first class torpedo vehicle was used to test newly developed torpedoes until 1880. From May 1878, your commandant was the lieutenant captain and later Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz , who had been responsible for the organization of the new torpedo weapon since 1877. In 1881 the Zieten was converted into an Aviso .

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
Zieten	March 9, 1876	1876/1877	A December 6, 1919	Thames Ironworks London . Torpedo testing until 1880; then Aviso and fisheries protection ship ; Wrecked in 1921.

Torpedo boats 1st class 1882

The boats initially bore the Roman numerals V to XI and were later given their names.

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
Sagittarius	May 11, 1882	July 14, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser Bremen . School boat; after deletion in 1891 a watch boat in Wilhelmshaven; scrapped after 1900.
Nimble	May 24, 1882	November 6, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser. School boat; after deletion in 1891 heating boat; scrapped after 1900.
Sharp	May 30, 1882	September 5, 1882	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser. School boat; after deletion in 1891 a watch boat in Wilhelmshaven; scrapped after 1900
Brave	June 6, 1882	July 10, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser; Mine-layer and port torpedo boat; 1891 after deletion of the target boat ; In 1908 the hull was sold to Bant for 90 marks (!) .
Bold	June 12, 1882	April 7, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser; School boat; after deletion in 1891 a watch boat in Wilhelmshaven; scrapped after 1900.
Forward	June 19, 1882	April 7, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser; School boat; after deletion in 1891 a watch boat in Wilhelmshaven; scrapped after 1900.
For sure	August 26, 1882	July 10, 1883	A October 19, 1891	AG Weser; School boat; after deletion in 1891 a watch boat in Wilhelmshaven; scrapped after 1900.

Torpedo gunboat

Torpedo cannon boats only existed in the Imperial Navy for a few years; they are to be regarded as pure test boats .

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
basilisk	August 20, 1862	June 13, 1863	A December 28, 1876	Luebke Wolgast . 1874 equipped with a torpedo tube , test drives off Wilhelmshaven from March 24 to May 16, 1874, then inactive and canceled in 1876; many years of mine cream; only scrapped after 1900.
Hunter	January 27, 1883	July 24, 1883	A May 13, 1889	AG Weser Bremen . Experimental boat; Delisted in 1889 and sold to Hamburg for demolition in 1900.

Whitesche torpedo boats

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
White I.		1885	A 1905-1910	White Ltd. , Cowes . 1 torpedo tube, pure dinghy with a speed of 15 knots ; Whereabouts unknown.
White II		1886	A 1905-1910	White. Pure dinghy with 16 knots speed; Whereabouts unknown.

Small torpedo boats of various designs 1884–1888

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
A / A1	December 20, 1888	October 10, 1889	A September 21, 1920	Imperial Shipyard Gdansk . The boat was a torpedo school boat , since January 30, 1899 as SMS Schneewittchen station yacht of the Baltic Sea and watch ship in Kiel ; Wrecked in 1921.
G / G 1	December 20, 1884	September 9, 1885	A January 30, 1899	Germania shipyard in Kiel . Experimental and school boat; after 1899 Tender Helga , used up as a target in 1904 .
H / H 1	July 17, 1886	November 12, 1886	A November 12, 1894	Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven . Experimental boat; used up as a target after 1894.
K / K1	July 16, 1887	June 1889	A January 30, 1899	Imperial shipyard Kiel . Experimental boat; Painted in 1899 and scrapped in Hamburg .
Th 1	June 13, 1884	August 1, 1884	A January 30, 1899	Thornycroft . Experimental and port torpedo boat, broken up in Hamburg in 1900.
Th 2	May 23, 1884	August 1, 1884	A  ?	Thornycroft. Experimental boat; later Schlingerkreisel test boat Seebär in Hamburg.
Y / Y 1	May 12, 1884	May 8, 1885	A January 30, 1899	Yarrow . Experimental and port torpedo boat, broken up in Hamburg in 1900.

Small torpedo boat AG Weser 1884 (W 1 – W 6)

The boats previously had the Roman numerals XII to XVII and were rewritten on November 25, 1884 to W 1 – W 6 .

Shipyard: AG Weser , Bremen

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
W 1	April 22, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Last school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899 and target boat, broken up around 1910.
W 2	May 1, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Last school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899, and guard boat in Wilhelmshaven , broken up around 1910.
W 3	May 13, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Last school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899, and guard boat in Wilhelmshaven, broken up around 1910.
W 4	May 24, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Last school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899, and guard boat in Wilhelmshaven, broken up around 1910.
W 5	May 31, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Last school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899, and guard boat in Wilhelmshaven, broken up around 1910.
W 6	June 13, 1884	. . 1884	A January 30, 1899	Most recently school and harbor boat, painted on January 30, 1899, and watch boat in Helgoland , since July 5, 1904 Tender Helga , broken up in 1912.

Small torpedo boat Vulcan 1884 (V 1 – V 19)

The boats previously had the Roman numerals XVIII to XXVII and were changed to V 1 – V 10 on November 25, 1884 .

Builder: AG Vulcan , Stettin

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
V 1	April 1, 1884	August 11, 1884	A 1910	The boat was renamed V 11 for a few days , was most recently a port torpedo boat and was scrapped in Kiel in 1910 .
V 2	April 28, 1884	September 3, 1884	A 1910	last port torpedo boat and broken up in Kiel in 1910.
V 3	May 5, 1884	September 5, 1884	x September 9, 1885	The boat has sunk in Kiel on September 9, 1885 was lifted in October and scrapped: The machine was in Boot A used.
V 4	May 12, 1884	September 5, 1884	A 1900	last port torpedo boat and broken up in Hamburg in 1900 .
V 5	May 19, 1884	July 28, 1884	A 1910	last port torpedo boat and broken up in Kiel in 1910.
V 6	May 23, 1884	October 31, 1884	A 1900	last port torpedo boat, deleted from the fleet list in 1900; 1904 Schute in Hameln , 1908 pier on the Oberweser ; In 1924 it was converted into a Forelle motor ferry , sunk on the Weser on July 1, 1955, lifted and broken up in 1966.
V 7	May 29, 1884	September 16, 1884	A 1910	last port torpedo boat and broken up in Hamburg in 1910.
V 8	June 6, 1884	September 16, 1884	A 1910	last tender and scrapped in Hamburg in 1910.
V 9	June 12, 1884	October 24, 1884	A 1910	last port torpedo boat and broken up in Kiel in 1910.
V 10	July 10, 1884	October 24, 1884	A January 30, 1899	renamed to V 3 in October ; deleted from the fleet list on January 30, 1899; Used as a target boat for torpedo boats and coastal artillery , broken up in Hamburg in 1910.
V 11	April 1, 1884	August 11, 1884	see V 1	V 1 wasrenamed V 11 after a few days.
V 12 – V 19				These numbers were not assigned because boats V 2 to V 10 were no longer renamed as V 12 to V 19 as planned ( V 3 had sunk).

Small torpedo boat Schichau 1884 (S 1 – S 6)

The boats previously had the Roman numerals XXVIII to XXXIII and were rewritten on November 25, 1884 to S 1 – S 6 .

Shipyard: Schichau, Elbing

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
S 1	May 24, 1884	May 24, 1884	A around 1896	The boat was last used as a port torpedo boat and was delisted around 1896. The machine was transferred to the German Museum in Munich in 1905 .
S 2	June 12, 1884	June 12, 1884	A 1915	last port torpedo boat; since September 10, 1904 torpedo catcher , renamed T 2 on November 11, 1910 and scrapped in Kiel in 1915 .
S 3	July 9, 1884	July 9, 1884	A around 1896	The boat was delisted around 1896; was then until July 9, 1921, heating boat , target boat and explosive cream ; was scrapped in Wilhelmshaven .
S 4	August 5, 1884	August 5, 1884	A July 1, 1897	Since 1897 target boat of the coastal artillery , sold in 1902 for 302 Marks and broken up in Hamburg .
S 5	September 8, 1884	September 8, 1884	A July 1, 1897	Since 1897 a target boat of the coastal artillery, sold in 1909 for 261 marks and broken up in Hamburg.
S 6	September 26, 1884	September 26, 1884	A July 1, 1897	Since 1897 target boat of the coastal artillery, sold in 1909 for 311 marks and broken up in Hamburg.

Schichau test boat 1891

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
USS Somers	1891			The boat was the shipyard's test boat in 1891/92. Later sold to the US and commissioned there on March 28, 1898; Renamed CTB 9 on August 1, 1918 and decommissioned on October 7, 1919. Wrecked in Newburgh, Maine in 1920 .

Small torpedo boat 1885–1892 (S 7 – S 65)

The boats still in existence were rewritten on November 11, 1910 and September 4, 1914 to T 11 – T 65 .

A distinction is made between the following cases for the whereabouts of the boats:

†	destroyed by enemy action
?	missed in action
§	raised, captured or captured by the enemy
×	Accident or sunk yourself
A.	Decommissioning (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)

RM: Takeover in the Reichsmarine

Shipyard: Schichau, Elbing

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
S 7	May 6, 1885	August 13, 1885	A January 14, 1905	Used up as a heating boat after 1905.
S 8	May 13, 1885	November 4, 1885	A around 1910	Used up as a target boat after 1910 .
S 9	May 30, 1885	August 13, 1885	A January 14, 1905	The hull was sold in 1906.
S 10	June 8, 1885	November 4, 1885	A January 14, 1905	After 1905 as a heating boat and houseboat in Wilhelmshaven , scrapped.
S 11	June 18, 1885	July 31, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 11 , minesweeper , tender ; 1920 sold to Lübeck for demolition .
S 12	June 27, 1885	September 2, 1885	x March 13, 1908	In the mouth of the Elbe collided with the steamer Eduard Grossmann , 1 dead; later lifted and scrapped.
S 13	July 7, 1885	August 28, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 13 , tender; School boat .
S 14	July 15, 1885	September 3, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 14 , tender, broken up in Kiel in 1920
S 15	July 29, 1885	October 14, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 15 , tender; School boat; scrapped in Hamburg.
P. 16	August 1, 1885	October 14, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 16 , tender; Minesweeper.
S 17	August 15, 1885	October 24, 1885	A January 18, 1906	1906 target boat; Sold and broken up in 1910.
S 18	August 24, 1885	October 24, 1885	A January 14, 1905	1905 guard boat, target boat until 1918, broken up.
S 19	September 4, 1885	November 11, 1885	A January 14, 1905	1905 guard boat; Sold for demolition in 1910.
S 20	September 8, 1885	November 11, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 20 . Tender.
S 21	September 18, 1885	November 27, 1885	x August 16, 1911	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 21 . Sunk on August 16, 1911 in the Langeland Belt after colliding with T 38 ; upscale, related to the Hulk and broken up in Danzig at the end of 1918.
P. 22	October 1, 1885	November 27, 1885	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 22 . Tender; Minesweeper, school boat; Sold for demolition in 1921.
S 23	October 10, 1885	December 21, 1885	A January 14, 1905	1905 guard boat; Sold for demolition in 1905.
P. 24	July 20, 1886	October 24, 1886	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 24 , mine sweeper, tender, broken up in Kiel in 1920.
P. 25	4th August 1886	November 4, 1886	x November 6, 1914	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 25 . Minesweeper. The boat sank on November 6, 1914 at 12 noon in the North Sea to 54 ° 56 '  N , 7 ° 55'  E after colliding with T 72 .
P 26	August 21, 1886	October 26, 1886	× September 22, 1897	The boat capsized on September 22, 1897 in a storm in the Elbe estuary at 53 ° 57 '  N , 9 ° 15'  E and sank with the loss of 7 men.
P 27	September 24, 1886	November 15, 1886	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 27 . Minesweeper , 1914 submarine school boat .
P 28	October 6, 1886	December 3, 1886	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 28 . Minesweeper, 1915 port torpedo boat, 1918 tender.
P 29	October 19, 1886	December 23, 1886	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 29 . Sank on November 9, 1916 near Cuxhaven after colliding with; lifted u. repaired; Tender.
P. 30	November 22, 1886	January 15, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 30 . Minesweeper, tender, school boat.
P. 31	4th December 1886	April 13, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 31 . Mine sweeper, 1916 tender.
P 32	November 12, 1886	December 8, 1886	× August 17, 1910	The boat sank on August 17, 1910 in the Baltic Sea to 54 ° 30 '  N , 10 ° 25'  E after colliding with S 76 .
P. 33	May 3, 1887	June 20, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 33 . Minesweeper.
P.34	May 7, 1887	June 24, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 34 . Mine sweeper, 1917 tender.
P. 35	May 25, 1887	June 26, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 35 . Mine sweeper, 1917 tender.
P. 36	June 25, 1887	July 15, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 36 . Mine sweeper, 1915 tender.
P 37	July 9, 1887	August 12, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 37 . Mine sweeper, 1915 tender.
P. 38	July 27, 1887	July 29, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 38 . Mine sweeper, 1917 tender.
P 39	August 16, 1887	September 19, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 39 . Mine sweeper, 1915 tender.
P. 40	August 27, 1887	September 28, 1887	A April 3, 1920	Port torpedo boat; November 11, 1910: T 40 . Mine sweeper, 1916 tender.
P 41	September 16, 1887	October 12, 1887	× August 28, 1895	The boat sank on August 28, 1895 in a storm off Skagen to about 57 ° 30 '  N , 9 ° 0'  E with the loss of 13 men.
P 42	May 29, 1889	June 27, 1889	A October 26, 1920	The boat sank on June 24, 1902 in the Elbe estuary to 53 ° 56 '  N , 8 ° 49'  E after colliding with the British steamer Firsby , losing 5 men. The boat was lifted and repaired. School boat; November 11, 1910: T 42 . Mine sweeper, 1915 in coastal protection, 1917 tender. RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 43	June 17, 1889	August 8, 1889	† October 7, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 43 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on October 7, 1915 in the North Sea at 54 ° 35 '  N , 7 ° 45'  O onto a mine and sank with the loss of three men.
P. 44	October 30, 1889	December 22, 1889	A October 26, 1920	November 11, 1910: T 44 , minesweeper. 1915 coastal defense; 1917 tender; RM; scrapped in Hamburg
P 45	July 12, 1889	September 11, 1889	A May 10, 1922	November 11, 1910: T 45 , mine sweeper. RM, after 1922 heating boat in the Arsenal in Kiel.
P. 46	August 3, 1889	November 2, 1889	† August 16, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 46 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on 16 August 1915 at 13.30 in the Baltic Sea on 57 ° 41 '  N , 21 ° 50'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of 17 men.
P 47	September 2, 1889	October 30, 1889	† May 29, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 47 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on May 29, 1915 at 22 o'clock in the Baltic Sea on 55 ° 3 '  N , 16 ° 12'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of 20 men.
P 48	September 20, 1889	February 12, 1890	x April 11, 1896	The boat collided on 11 April 1896, the Jade on 53 ° 35 '  N , 8 ° 10'  O with S 46 and sank with loss of 5 men.
P 49	January 30, 1890	March 26, 1890	A October 26, 1920	November 11, 1910: T 49 , minesweeper. 1916 tender; RM.
S 50	November 4, 1889	April 10, 1890	× September 28, 1914	November 11, 1910: T 50 , minesweeper. The boat sank on September 28, 1914 in a storm in the Baltic Sea to 54 ° 43 '  N , 17 ° 5'  E without any loss of life.
P 51	November 28, 1889	September 12, 1890	† May 29, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 51 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on May 29, 1915 at 22 o'clock in the Baltic Sea on 55 ° 3 '  N , 16 ° 12'  O on a mine and sank with no loss of life.
P 52	December 20, 1889	September 18, 1890	† August 8, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 52 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on August 8, 1915 at 5:10 in the Baltic Sea on 57 ° 42 '  N , 21 ° 51'  O on a mine and sank with no loss of life.
P. 53	January 18, 1890	September 25, 1890	A October 26, 1920	November 11, 1910: T 53 , minesweeper. RM, scrapped in Wilhelmshaven.
P. 54	January 30, 1890	August 20, 1890	† October 6, 1917	November 11, 1910: T 54 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on 6 October 1917 at 14.05 in the Baltic Sea on 57 ° 38 '  N , 21 ° 36'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of seven men.
P. 55	February 19, 1890	November 22, 1890	A October 26, 1920	November 11, 1910: T 55 , minesweeper. RM; Sold in 1921 and scrapped in Kiel.
P.56	April 2, 1890	October 6, 1890	† October 16, 1917	November 11, 1910: T 56 , mine sweeper. The boat was lost on October 16, 1917 in the Baltic Sea at 58 ° 42 '  N , 22 ° 28'  E after being stranded, with no loss of 3 human lives.
P 57	June 9, 1890	October 24, 1890	† April 5, 1915	November 11, 1910: T 57 , mine sweeper. The boat was on April 5, 1915, the Baltic Sea on 55 ° 43 '  N , 20 ° 34'  O on a mine and sank without loss.
P 58	December 3, 1891	May 3, 1892	† August 8, 1915	Renamed T 58 on September 4, 1914 , mine sweeper. The boat was launched on August 8, 1915 at 13:32 in the Baltic Sea on 57 ° 42 '  N , 21 ° 55'  O onto a mine and sank without loss
P. 59	December 9, 1891	May 29, 1892	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 59 , minesweeper; 1918 tender. The boat sank on June 25, 1918 after a collision in the Baltic Sea to 54 ° 35 '  N , 10 ° 15'  E with the loss of 21 men. Lifted and Repaired; Takeover in the Reichsmarine; Sold in 1921 and scrapped in Kiel. There is a memorial for T 59 at the Nordfriedhof Kiel . Image of the memorial
P. 60	March 26, 1892	July 11, 1892	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 60 , minesweeper; RM, then scrapped in Hamburg.
P. 61	April 6, 1892	July 23, 1892	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 61 , minesweeper. RM; Sold in 1921 and scrapped in Kiel.
P. 62	May 7, 1892	July 29, 1892	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 62 , minesweeper. RM; Sold in 1921 and scrapped in Kiel.
P. 63	May 28, 1892	August 12, 1892	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 63 , minesweeper; RM, then scrapped in Hamburg.
P 64	June 28, 1892	September 11, 1892	† October 23, 1916	September 4, 1914: T 64 , mine sweeper. The boat was on 23 October 1916 in the Baltic Sea at 56 ° 56 '  N , 21 ° 0'  O onto a mine and sank with the loss of 10 men.
P 65	October 13, 1892	November 10, 1892	† October 26, 1917	September 4, 1914: T 65 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on 26 October 1917 at 07:55 in the Baltic Sea on 59 ° 13 '  N , 22 ° 37'  O on a mine and sank without loss.

Small torpedo boat 1893–1898 (S 66 – G 89)

The boats were rewritten as T 66 – T 89 on September 4, 1914 .

A distinction is made between the following cases for the whereabouts of the boats:

†	destroyed by enemy action
?	missed in action
§	raised, captured or captured by the enemy
×	Accident or sunk yourself
A.	Decommissioning (scrapped, scrapped or put to another use)

The letters in the boat names stood for the respective shipyard.

G	Germania shipyard in Kiel
S.	Schichau works in Elbing

RM: Takeover in the Reichsmarine

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
P. 66	April 27, 1893	July 30, 1893	† October 18, 1917	September 4, 1914: T 66 , mine sweeper . The boat was launched on 18 October 1917 at 9.30 pm in the Gulf of Riga on 58 ° 18 '  N , 23 ° 13'  O onto a mine and sank with the loss of 17 men.
P. 67	February 14, 1893	May 20, 1893	† August 13, 1918	September 4, 1914: T 67 , tender, minesweeper. The boat was on 13 August 1918 in the North Sea at 55 ° 27 '  N , 6 ° 46'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of two men.
P 68	March 9, 1893	July 1, 1893	† June 4, 1918	September 4, 1914: T 68 , mine sweeper. The boat ran on June 4, 1918 in the North Sea at 51 ° 33 '  N , 3 ° 15'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of 7 man
P. 69	April 20, 1893	August 15, 1893	A October 26, 1920	September 4, 1914: T 69 , minesweeper; RM, after deletion as heating boat W Hz 1 , used up in Wilhelmshaven .
P. 70	June 6, 1893	September 9, 1893	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 70 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 71	August 2, 1893	October 6, 1893	A March 23, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 71 , mine sweeper, 1916 tender; Sold for demolition in 1921.
P 72	June 20, 1893	November 23, 1893	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 72 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P. 73	June 23, 1893	January 9, 1894	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 73 , minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P. 74	November 7, 1894	October 25, 1895	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 74 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P. 75	January 22, 1895	April 26, 1895	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 75 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 76	March 13, 1895	May 29, 1895	A January 26, 1921	The boat collided on August 17, 1910 in the Baltic Sea at 54 ° 30 '  N , 10 ° 25'  E with S 32 , and. Elevated u. repaired; September 4, 1914: T 76 , tender, minesweeper, RM, 1921 sold for demolition.
P 77	May 6, 1895	July 10, 1895	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 77 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 78	April 9, 1895	July 1, 1895	† May 16, 1917	September 4, 1914: T 78 , minesweeper. The boat was launched on 16 May 1917 at 20.15 in the North Sea at 55 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 15'  O on a mine and sank with the loss of 26 men.
P 79	July 6, 1895	September 1, 1895	A March 22, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 79 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 80	June 14, 1895	August 11, 1895	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 80 , tender, minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 81	September 30, 1895	March 28, 1896	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 81 , minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P. 82	April 15, 1897	October 29, 1897	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 82 , mine sweeper, 1918 tender; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 83	June 26, 1897	November 26, 1897	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 83 , minesweeper, 1918 school boat; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 84	July 29, 1897	December 28, 1898	A January 26, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 84 , school boat, coastal protection, 1915 minesweeper; Sold for demolition in 1921.
P 85	September 9, 1897	March 20, 1898	A March 22, 1921	The boat ran on September 1, 1898 under the captain Titus Türk in a storm at Staberhuk , Fehmarn on the beach. Repaired after salvage. September 4, 1914: T 85 , school boat, coastal protection, 1915 minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P. 86	November 8, 1897	March 31, 1898	A March 22, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 86 , school boat, coastal protection, 1915 minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
P 87	December 10, 1897	April 15, 1898	A January 26, 1921	In 1911 the boat was commanded by Gunther Plüschow , who later became famous as a plane from Tsingtao . September 4, 1914: T 87 , school boat, coastal protection, 1916 minesweeper; RM, sold for demolition in 1921.
G 88	July 10, 1897	May 2, 1898	A March 22, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 88 , school boat; Tender, 1916 minesweeper, 1918 school boat; RM.
G 89	February 19, 1898	July 18, 1898	A March 22, 1921	September 4, 1914: T 89 , school boat; Tender, 1916 minesweeper, 1918 school boat; RM.

Class A coastal torpedo boats

The successor to the small torpedo boats were the coastal torpedo boats or A-boats in 1915 .

See also

• A-boat
• List of A Class coastal torpedo boats

Division torpedo boats

In terms of size and water displacement, the division torpedo boats , in short: division boats, corresponded to the high-sea torpedo boats of the class 1898 , they can therefore be regarded as the forerunners of the large torpedo boats (see below).

ship	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
D 1	December 19, 1886	April 27, 1887	A August 2, 1921	Shipyard: Schichau, Elbing Until August 1, 1887: D 2 ; from May 1905 station yacht Carmen of the Baltic Sea , 1907 to 1909 tender ; 1914 coastal defense; Wrecked in Wilhelmshaven in 1921 .
D 2	September 11, 1886	May 1, 1887	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. Until August 1, 1887: D 1 ; from March 1902 station yacht Alice Roosevelt of the North Sea ; 1914 as D 2 in coastal protection; Wrecked in 1921.
D 3	October 1, 1887	May 3, 1888	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1914 coastal defense; 1916 submarine school ; 1919 minesweeper; Wrecked in Wilhelmshaven in 1921.
D 4	November 9, 1887	October 15, 1888	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1906 fishing protection boat ; 1910 to 1916 tender; Wrecked in 1921.
D 5	October 20, 1888	April 17, 1889	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1905/06 fisheries protection; 1910 guide boat of the submarines ; 1914 submarine school; 1919 minesweeper and scrapped 1,921th
D 6	February 9, 1889	June 28, 1889	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1915 outpost boat ; 1916 submarine school; Wrecked in 1921.
D 7	May 6, 1891	July 25, 1891	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1914 coastal defense; 1916 submarine school; Wrecked in 1921.
D 8	June 8, 1891	October 25, 1891	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1914 coastal defense; 1916 submarine school; 1917 experimental boat; Wrecked in 1921.
D 9	September 3, 1894	December 29, 1894	A December 7, 1920	Schichau. 1907 minesweeper guide boat; 1914 coastal defense; 1916 submarine school; 1919 minesweeper; Wrecked in 1921.
D 10	March 24, 1898	October 13, 1898	A July 28, 1922	Thornycroft . 1907 tender of the submarine acceptance commission; since 1914 coastal protection and submarine school; 1919 houseboat ; Wrecked in 1922.

Ocean-going torpedo boats and large torpedo boats (destroyers)

The successor to the division torpedo boats were the large torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy from 1898, which corresponded to the torpedo boat destroyers of other navies in terms of size and combat power, but under the operational doctrine of mass torpedo use in the fleet battle.

See also

• List of German large torpedo boats (1898–1919)

literature

• Erich Gröner, Dieter Jung and Martin Maass: The German Warships 1815–1945 Volume 2 . Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-7637-4801-6 .

Web links

Commons : Deutsche Torpedoboote (1871–1919)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Short biography of Gunther Plüschow. In: Tsingtau and Japan 1914–1920 - Historisch Biographisches Projekt. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .