In 1911, the Imperial German Navy placed orders for a flotilla of twelve torpedo boats as part of its shipbuilding programme for that year, with one half flotilla of six ordered from AG Vulcan, and six from Germaniawerft.[a] The 1911 torpedo boats were smaller than those ordered in recent years in order to be more manoeuvrable and so work better with the fleet, which resulted in the numbering series for torpedo boats being restarted. The reduction in size resulted in the ships' seaworthiness being adversely affected,[2] with the 1911 torpedo boats and the similar craft of the 1912 programme acquiring the disparaging nickname "Admiral Lans' cripples".[1]
The six Vulcan-built ships, the V1 class,[b] ship was 71.1 metres (233 ft 3 in) long overall and 70.2 metres (230 ft 4 in) at the waterline, with a beam of 7.6 metres (24 ft 11 in) and a draught of 3.11 metres (10 ft 2 in). Displacement was 569 tonnes (560 long tons) normal and 697 tonnes (686 long tons) deep load. Three coal-fired and one oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to two direct-drive steam turbines rated at 17,000 metric horsepower (17,000 shp; 13,000 kW), giving a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph).[3] 107 tonnes (105 long tons) of coal and 78 tonnes (77 long tons) of oil were carried, giving a range of 1,190 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,370 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) or 490 nautical miles (910 km; 560 mi) at 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph).[2]
Armament consisted of two 8.8 cm (3.5 in)/30 naval guns[c] in single mounts fore and aft, together with four 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes with one reload torpedo carried. Up to 18 mines could be carried.[2][3] Crew was 74 officers and other ranks.[2]
to Reichsmarine, 1919; collided with battleship Hannover off Rugen, 23 May 1922 (10 killed); repaired; stricken from Fleet list, 1929; sold 31 Mar 1931 and scrapped, Kiel, 1935.
to Reichsmarine, 1919; renumbered T 123 16 Mar 1932; renamed Komet, 23 Apr 1939; control vessel for radio-controlled target vessel Hessen; the fate since November 1944 is unknown.
to Reichsmarine, 1919; deleted from Fleet list, 27 Mar 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven
Historyedit
The ships were ordered from Germany in 1912. The ships V1 through V4 served as V-class destroyers in the Imperial German Navy. The ships that served in the Greek Navy had been assigned German numbers V5 and V6, but were purchased before entering service in the German Navy, from the German shipyard Vulcan AG in Stettin, when the Balkan Wars were under-way (they were replaced in the German service with another V5 and V6). They were the first ships of the fleet that had steam turbines.[4]
Silhouette of the V1 class
Later, during World War I, Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente and, due to Greece's neutrality the two ex-German V-class ships were seized by the Allies in October 1916, taken over by the French in November and served in the French Navy from 1917–18. By 1918, they were back on escort duty under Greek colors, mainly in the Aegean Sea.[5]
The two ships were stricken in 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
Notesedit
^The Imperial German Navy's practice was to split a year's orders into half-flotillas of six torpedo boats from different builders, to differing detailed design.[1]
^The "V" in V1 denotes the shipyard at which the ship was built.[1]
^In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, the L/30 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/30 gun is 30 caliber, meaning that the gun is 30 times as long as it is in diameter.
Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-245-5.
Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN3-7637-4801-6.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources V1 class destroyer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The German V1 class torpedo boats was a class of 26 large torpedo boats in service with the Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine and Royal Hellenic Navy in the early 20th century SMS V5 underwayClass overviewNameV1 classOperators Imperial German Navy Royal Hellenic Navy French NavyPlanned26Completed26Lost8Retired18General characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement570 tonnesLength70 2 m 230 3 ft Beam7 6 m 24 9 ft Draught3 1 m 10 2 ft Speed32 knots 59 km h 37 mph Complement74 men and officersArmament2 8 8 cm 3 5 in 30 guns 4 50 cm 20 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design 2 Ships 2 1 Imperial German Navy 3 History 4 Notes 5 Citations 6 ReferencesDesign editIn 1911 the Imperial German Navy placed orders for a flotilla of twelve torpedo boats as part of its shipbuilding programme for that year with one half flotilla of six ordered from AG Vulcan and six from Germaniawerft a The 1911 torpedo boats were smaller than those ordered in recent years in order to be more manoeuvrable and so work better with the fleet which resulted in the numbering series for torpedo boats being restarted The reduction in size resulted in the ships seaworthiness being adversely affected 2 with the 1911 torpedo boats and the similar craft of the 1912 programme acquiring the disparaging nickname Admiral Lans cripples 1 The six Vulcan built ships the V1 class b ship was 71 1 metres 233 ft 3 in long overall and 70 2 metres 230 ft 4 in at the waterline with a beam of 7 6 metres 24 ft 11 in and a draught of 3 11 metres 10 ft 2 in Displacement was 569 tonnes 560 long tons normal and 697 tonnes 686 long tons deep load Three coal fired and one oil fired water tube boilers fed steam to two direct drive steam turbines rated at 17 000 metric horsepower 17 000 shp 13 000 kW giving a design speed of 32 knots 59 km h 37 mph 3 107 tonnes 105 long tons of coal and 78 tonnes 77 long tons of oil were carried giving a range of 1 190 nautical miles 2 200 km 1 370 mi at 17 knots 31 km h 20 mph or 490 nautical miles 910 km 560 mi at 29 knots 54 km h 33 mph 2 Armament consisted of two 8 8 cm 3 5 in 30 naval guns c in single mounts fore and aft together with four 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes with one reload torpedo carried Up to 18 mines could be carried 2 3 Crew was 74 officers and other ranks 2 Ships editImperial German Navy edit Vessel Launched Completed FateV1 11 Sep 1911 12 Jan 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 stricken from the Fleet list 27 Mar 1929 scrapped Wilhelmshaven V2 14 Oct 1911 28 Mar 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 stricken from the Fleet list 18 Nov 1929 scrapped Wilhelmshaven V3 15 Nov 1911 2 May 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 stricken from the Fleet list 18 Nov 1929 scrapped Wilhelmshaven V4 23 Dec 1911 15 Jun 1912 sunk 03 20 hrs 1 Jun 1916 during the Battle of Jutland 55 36 N 6 37 E 55 600 N 6 617 E 55 600 6 617 SMS V4 18 killed V5 i 22 May 1912 Sold to Greece Jul 1912 as Keravnos laid up 1919 and scrapped 1921 V6 i 29 Feb 1912 Sold to Greece Jul 1912 as Nea Genea laid up 1919 and scrapped 1921 G7 7 Nov 1911 30 Apr 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 Training vessel 1936 re designated T 107 23 Apr 1939 to USSR 1945 as Porazajuscij later hulked scrapped 1957 G8 21 Dec 1911 6 Aug 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 Training vessel 1936 re designated T 108 23 Apr 1939 to UK 6 Jan 1946 scrapped 1946 G9 31 Jan 1912 25 Sep 1912 mined and sunk 04 15 hrs 3 May 1918 in 55 14 N 6 19 E 55 233 N 6 317 E 55 233 6 317 SMS G9 31 killed G10 15 Mar 1912 28 Aug 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 Training vessel 1936 re designated T 110 23 Apr 1939 sunk 5 May 1945 in the River Trave Lubeck G11 23 Apr 1912 8 Aug 1912 to Reichsmarine 1919 Training vessel 1936 re designated T 111 23 Apr 1939 bombed and sunk 3 Apr 1945 in Scheerhafen Kiel G12 15 Juli 1912 17 Oct 1912 damaged in collision with V1 06 00 hrs 8 Sep 1915 in 55 25 N 7 28 E 55 417 N 7 467 E 55 417 7 467 SMS G12 and sunk following a torpedo explosion 47 killed 1912 Program VII Flotilla On completion these vessels formed the VII Torpedo Boat Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet Vessel Launched Completed FateS13 7 Dec 1911 2 Jul 1912 sunk 08 56 hrs 6 Nov 1914 in 54 0 N 8 22 E 54 000 N 8 367 E 54 000 8 367 SMS S13 following a torpedo explosion 9 killed S14 2 Mar 1912 1 Nov 1912 sunk by internal explosion 19 Feb 1915 in the Jade in53 40 N 8 5 E 53 667 N 8 083 E 53 667 8 083 SMS S14 11 killed raised 1915 and scrapped Wilhelmshaven S15 23 Mar 1912 1 Nov 1912 mined 21 Aug 1917 in the English Channel in 51 15 N 2 55 E 51 250 N 2 917 E 51 250 2 917 SMS S15 removed from service as beyond repair 20 Sep 1917 and scrapped Ghent S16 20 Apr 1912 1 Oct 1912 mined and sunk 18 15 hrs 20 Jan 1918 in 54 41 N 2 55 E 54 683 N 2 917 E 54 683 2 917 SMS S16 80 killed S17 22 Jun 1912 7 Dec 1912 mined and sunk 16 May 1917 in 53 34 N 5 56 E 53 567 N 5 933 E 53 567 5 933 SMS S17 25 killed S18 10 Aug 1912 12 Jan 1913 to Reichsmarine 1919 collided with battleship Hannover off Rugen 23 May 1922 10 killed repaired stricken from Fleet list 1929 sold 31 Mar 1931 and scrapped Kiel 1935 S19 17 Oct 1912 29 Mar 1913 to Reichsmarine 1919 stricken from Fleet list 1929 sold 31 Mar 1931 scrapped Kiel 1935 S20 4 Dec 1912 1 Nov 1913 sunk in action with HMS Centaur 04 00 hrs 5 Jun 1917 off Flanders Coast in 51 28 N 2 48 E 51 467 N 2 800 E 51 467 2 800 SMS S20 49 killed S21 11 Jan 1913 20 Jun 1913 rammed and sunk by SMS Hamburg 21 Apr 1915 in 53 47 N 08 09 E 53 783 N 8 150 E 53 783 8 150 SMS S21 36 killed S22 15 Feb 1913 23 Jul 1913 mined and sunk 21 35 hrs 26 Mar 1916 in 53 46 N 5 4 E 53 767 N 5 067 E 53 767 5 067 SMS S22 76 killed S23 29 Mar 1913 1 Nov 1913 to Reichsmarine 1919 renumbered T 123 16 Mar 1932 renamed Komet 23 Apr 1939 control vessel for radio controlled target vessel Hessen the fate since November 1944 is unknown S24 28 Jun 1913 27 Aug 1913 surrendered to the UK at Cherbourg 28 Apr 1920 stranded on the south coast 1920 later scrapped 1912 Supplementary order Replacements for the two vessels sold to Greece in 1912 Vessel Launched Completed FateV5 ii 25 Apr 1913 17 Jul 1913 to Reichsmarine 1919 deleted from Fleet list 18 Nov 1929 scrapped Wilhelmshaven V6 ii 28 Feb 1913 17 May 1913 to Reichsmarine 1919 deleted from Fleet list 27 Mar 1929 scrapped WilhelmshavenHistory editThe ships were ordered from Germany in 1912 The ships V1 through V4 served as V class destroyers in the Imperial German Navy The ships that served in the Greek Navy had been assigned German numbers V5 and V6 but were purchased before entering service in the German Navy from the German shipyard Vulcan AG in Stettin when the Balkan Wars were under way they were replaced in the German service with another V5 and V6 They were the first ships of the fleet that had steam turbines 4 nbsp Silhouette of the V1 classLater during World War I Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente and due to Greece s neutrality the two ex German V class ships were seized by the Allies in October 1916 taken over by the French in November and served in the French Navy from 1917 18 By 1918 they were back on escort duty under Greek colors mainly in the Aegean Sea 5 The two ships were stricken in 1919 and scrapped in 1922 Notes edit The Imperial German Navy s practice was to split a year s orders into half flotillas of six torpedo boats from different builders to differing detailed design 1 The V in V1 denotes the shipyard at which the ship was built 1 In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature the L 30 denotes the length of the gun In this case the L 30 gun is 30 caliber meaning that the gun is 30 times as long as it is in diameter Citations edit a b c Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 164 a b c d Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 167 a b Groner 1983 p 51 Hellenic Navy website Archived from the original on 2010 12 08 Retrieved 2010 03 11 battleships and cruisers websiteReferences editGardiner Robert Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Groner Erich 1983 Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815 1945 Band 2 Torpedoboote Zerstorer Schnelleboote Minensuchboote Minenraumboote in German Koblenz Germany Bernard amp Graefe Verlag ISBN 3 7637 4801 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title V1 class destroyer amp oldid 1208592778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
