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SMS S32 (1914)

January 01, 1970

For other ships with the same name, see SMS S32.

SMS S32[a][b] was a V25-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. She was built by the Schichau-Werke shipyard in Elbing, East Prussia, being launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed in September that year.

History
German Empire
NameSMS S32
BuilderSchichau-Werke, Elbing
Launched28 February 1914
Completed10 September 1914
FateScuttled 21 June 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeV25-class torpedo boat
Displacement802 t (789 long tons) design
Length79.6 m (261 ft 2 in) o/a
Beam8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Installed power23,500 PS (23,200 shp; 17,300 kW)
Propulsion
Speed33.5 kn (38.6 mph; 62.0 km/h)
Complement83
Armament
  • 3× 8.8 cm KL/45 guns
  • 6× 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes

S32 survived the war, and was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919.

Construction and design edit

In 1913, the Imperial German Navy decided to build larger and more seaworthy torpedo boats in place of the smaller V1-class torpedo boats that had been ordered in 1911 and 1912, which had not proved successful. The new, larger, designs would, as well as being more seaworthy, carry a heavier armament and would be oil-fueled only, rather than use the mix of oil- and coal-fueled boilers that German torpedo boats had used up to then. As was normal, orders were placed for a flotilla of 12 torpedo boats in the 1913 fiscal year, with 6 each ordered from AG Vulcan (V25–V30) and Schichau-Werke (S31–S36). The two groups of torpedo boats were of basically similar layout but differed in detailed design.[2]

The 1913 Schichau torpedo boats were 79.6 metres (261 ft 2 in) long overall and 79.0 metres (259 ft 2 in) at the waterline, with a beam of 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in) and a draught of 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in). displacement was 802 tonnes (789 long tons) design and 971 tonnes (956 long tons) deep load.[3]

Three oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam at 18.5 standard atmospheres (272 psi; 1,870 kPa) at two sets of Schichau direct-drive steam turbines.[4] The machinery was rated at 23,500 shaft horsepower (17,500 kW) and gave a design speed of 33.5 knots (38.6 mph; 62.0 km/h). 220 t of oil was carried, giving a range of 1,100 nautical miles (1,300 mi; 2,000 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h).[3]

The ship was armed with three 8.8 cm (3.4 in) L/45 guns and six 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes, with two single tubes forward and two twin tubes aft of the ship's funnels, with the twin tubes angled out by 15 degrees.[4][5] Up to 24 mines could be carried.[4] The ship had a crew of 83 officers and men.[3]

S32, yard number 907, was launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed on 10 September that year.[6]

Service edit

On 12 February 1915, five torpedo boats of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, including S32, were deployed to screen minesweeping operations near the Amrum Bank in the North Sea. When V25 did not return from this operation, a search found wreckage north of Helgoland. At the time it was believed that she had been sunk by a British submarine, with S32 claiming to have sighted a periscope, but in fact, no British submarines were in the vicinity, and V25 had probably been sunk by a British mine. All 79 of her crew were lost.[7][8][9][10] On 23 March 1915, S32 took part in operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of East Prussia and Lithuania, supporting a bombardment by German cruisers north of Memel.[11] In August 1915, S32 took part in the Battle of the Gulf of Riga, an attempt by German forces, supported by the High Seas Fleet, to enter the Gulf of Riga, destroy Russian naval forces in the Gulf and to mine the northern entrances to the Gulf in order to prevent Russian reinforcement. The attempt failed with Germany losing the torpedo boats S31 and V99 and the minesweeper T46, while failing to destroy any major Russian warships or lay the planned minefield. On 20 August, in one of the last actions of the battle, S32 took part in an attack on Pernau, with blockships being used to block the entrance to the harbour.[12][13]

S32 took part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May–1 June 1916, sailing as part of the 1st Half-Flotilla of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla, but later in the battle transferring to the 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla.[14] S32, operating on the starboard beam of the battleship König, was hit by splinters from shells fired by British battleships towards the end of the "run to the north".[15] The 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack against British Battlecruisers at about 18:37, with S32 firing four torpedoes (all of which missed), while also exchanging fire with the crippled British destroyer HMS Shark before and after the attack and was hit on the forecastle by a shell from Shark.[16] Later on, the Germans launched a series of torpedo boat attacks against the British battle line to cover the escape of the German battleships, with S32 taking part in this attack and launching a single torpedo.[17] At about 23:30, the British 11th Destroyer Flotilla encountered German warships, and the destroyer Tipperary flashed a challenge to them to determine if they were British or German. The Germans, including S32 responded with heavy gunfire, and Tipperary was badly damaged and later sunk. S32 was hit by two British 4-inch (102 mm) shells, one of which severed a steam-pipe in the aft boiler room, temporarily immobilising S32, although she later restored power and safely reached port.[18] Three of S32's crew were killed and one wounded during the battle.[19]

S32 was part of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla during the inconclusive Action of 19 August 1916, when the German High Seas Fleet sailed to cover a sortie of the battlecruisers of the 1st Scouting Group.[20]

Scuttling edit

After the end of hostilities, S32 was interned at Scapa Flow and was scuttled along with most of the rest of the High Seas Fleet on 21 June 1919 in Gutter Sound. She was raised by Cox and Danks on 19 June 1925 and sold for scrap.[8][21]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" (transl. His Majesty's Ship)
  2. ^ The "S" in S32 denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 164
  2. ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, pp. 164, 168
  3. ^ a b c Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 168
  4. ^ a b c Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 53
  5. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 177
  6. ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, pp. 53–54
  7. ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 168
  8. ^ a b Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 54
  9. ^ Naval Staff Monograph No. 29 1925, pp. 72–73
  10. ^ Groos 1924, p. 30
  11. ^ Rollmann 1929, pp. 16–20
  12. ^ Halpern 1994, pp. 196–198
  13. ^ Rollmann 1929, pp. 274–276
  14. ^ Campbell 1998, p. 52
  15. ^ Campbell 1998, p. 111
  16. ^ Campbell 1998, pp. 161–162
  17. ^ Campbell 1998, pp. 215–216
  18. ^ Campbell 1998, pp. 286–287, 321
  19. ^ Campbell 1998, p. 341
  20. ^ Naval Staff Monograph No. 33 1927, pp. 95–96, 260
  21. ^ Canmore ID 102261


References edit

  • Campbell, John (1998). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-750-3.
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
  • Groos, O. (1924). Der Krieg in der Nordsee: Vierter Band: Von Anfang Februar bis Ende Dezember 1915. Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 (in German). Berlin: Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn – via National Library of Estonia.
  • Halpern, Paul G. (1994). A Naval History of World War I. London: UCL Press. ISBN 1-85728-498-4.
  • Historic Environment Scotland. "SMS S32: Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney (102261)". Canmore. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  • Monograph No. 29: Home Waters—Part IV. From February to July 1915 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XIII. The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1925.
  • Monograph No. 33: Home Waters: Part VII: From June 1916 to November 1916 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XVII. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1927.
  • Rollmann, Heinrich (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.

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For other ships with the same name see SMS S32 SMS S32 a b was a V25 class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War She was built by the Schichau Werke shipyard in Elbing East Prussia being launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed in September that year History German Empire NameSMS S32 BuilderSchichau Werke Elbing Launched28 February 1914 Completed10 September 1914 FateScuttled 21 June 1919 General characteristics Class and typeV25 class torpedo boat Displacement802 t 789 long tons design Length79 6 m 261 ft 2 in o a Beam8 3 m 27 ft 3 in Draught2 8 m 9 ft 2 in Installed power23 500 PS 23 200 shp 17 300 kW Propulsion3 boilers 2 steam turbines Speed33 5 kn 38 6 mph 62 0 km h Complement83 Armament3 8 8 cm KL 45 guns 6 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes S32 survived the war and was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 Scuttling 4 Notes 5 Citations 6 ReferencesConstruction and design editIn 1913 the Imperial German Navy decided to build larger and more seaworthy torpedo boats in place of the smaller V1 class torpedo boats that had been ordered in 1911 and 1912 which had not proved successful The new larger designs would as well as being more seaworthy carry a heavier armament and would be oil fueled only rather than use the mix of oil and coal fueled boilers that German torpedo boats had used up to then As was normal orders were placed for a flotilla of 12 torpedo boats in the 1913 fiscal year with 6 each ordered from AG Vulcan V25 V30 and Schichau Werke S31 S36 The two groups of torpedo boats were of basically similar layout but differed in detailed design 2 The 1913 Schichau torpedo boats were 79 6 metres 261 ft 2 in long overall and 79 0 metres 259 ft 2 in at the waterline with a beam of 8 3 metres 27 ft 3 in and a draught of 2 8 metres 9 ft 2 in displacement was 802 tonnes 789 long tons design and 971 tonnes 956 long tons deep load 3 Three oil fired water tube boilers fed steam at 18 5 standard atmospheres 272 psi 1 870 kPa at two sets of Schichau direct drive steam turbines 4 The machinery was rated at 23 500 shaft horsepower 17 500 kW and gave a design speed of 33 5 knots 38 6 mph 62 0 km h 220 t of oil was carried giving a range of 1 100 nautical miles 1 300 mi 2 000 km at 20 knots 23 mph 37 km h 3 The ship was armed with three 8 8 cm 3 4 in L 45 guns and six 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes with two single tubes forward and two twin tubes aft of the ship s funnels with the twin tubes angled out by 15 degrees 4 5 Up to 24 mines could be carried 4 The ship had a crew of 83 officers and men 3 S32 yard number 907 was launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed on 10 September that year 6 Service editOn 12 February 1915 five torpedo boats of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla including S32 were deployed to screen minesweeping operations near the Amrum Bank in the North Sea When V25 did not return from this operation a search found wreckage north of Helgoland At the time it was believed that she had been sunk by a British submarine with S32 claiming to have sighted a periscope but in fact no British submarines were in the vicinity and V25 had probably been sunk by a British mine All 79 of her crew were lost 7 8 9 10 On 23 March 1915 S32 took part in operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of East Prussia and Lithuania supporting a bombardment by German cruisers north of Memel 11 In August 1915 S32 took part in the Battle of the Gulf of Riga an attempt by German forces supported by the High Seas Fleet to enter the Gulf of Riga destroy Russian naval forces in the Gulf and to mine the northern entrances to the Gulf in order to prevent Russian reinforcement The attempt failed with Germany losing the torpedo boats S31 and V99 and the minesweeper T46 while failing to destroy any major Russian warships or lay the planned minefield On 20 August in one of the last actions of the battle S32 took part in an attack on Pernau with blockships being used to block the entrance to the harbour 12 13 S32 took part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1 June 1916 sailing as part of the 1st Half Flotilla of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla but later in the battle transferring to the 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla 14 S32 operating on the starboard beam of the battleship Konig was hit by splinters from shells fired by British battleships towards the end of the run to the north 15 The 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack against British Battlecruisers at about 18 37 with S32 firing four torpedoes all of which missed while also exchanging fire with the crippled British destroyer HMS Shark before and after the attack and was hit on the forecastle by a shell from Shark 16 Later on the Germans launched a series of torpedo boat attacks against the British battle line to cover the escape of the German battleships with S32 taking part in this attack and launching a single torpedo 17 At about 23 30 the British 11th Destroyer Flotilla encountered German warships and the destroyer Tipperary flashed a challenge to them to determine if they were British or German The Germans including S32 responded with heavy gunfire and Tipperary was badly damaged and later sunk S32 was hit by two British 4 inch 102 mm shells one of which severed a steam pipe in the aft boiler room temporarily immobilising S32 although she later restored power and safely reached port 18 Three of S32 s crew were killed and one wounded during the battle 19 S32 was part of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla during the inconclusive Action of 19 August 1916 when the German High Seas Fleet sailed to cover a sortie of the battlecruisers of the 1st Scouting Group 20 Scuttling editAfter the end of hostilities S32 was interned at Scapa Flow and was scuttled along with most of the rest of the High Seas Fleet on 21 June 1919 in Gutter Sound She was raised by Cox and Danks on 19 June 1925 and sold for scrap 8 21 Notes edit SMS stands for Seiner Majestat Schiff transl His Majesty s Ship The S in S32 denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her 1 Citations edit Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 164 Gardiner amp Gray 1985 pp 164 168 a b c Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 168 a b c Groner Jung amp Maass 1983 p 53 Friedman 2009 p 177 Groner Jung amp Maass 1983 pp 53 54 Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 168 a b Groner Jung amp Maass 1983 p 54 Naval Staff Monograph No 29 1925 pp 72 73 Groos 1924 p 30 Rollmann 1929 pp 16 20 Halpern 1994 pp 196 198 Rollmann 1929 pp 274 276 Campbell 1998 p 52 Campbell 1998 p 111 Campbell 1998 pp 161 162 Campbell 1998 pp 215 216 Campbell 1998 pp 286 287 321 Campbell 1998 p 341 Naval Staff Monograph No 33 1927 pp 95 96 260 Canmore ID 102261References editCampbell John 1998 Jutland An Analysis of the Fighting London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 750 3 Friedman Norman 2009 British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 049 9 Gardiner 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 Jung Dieter Maass Martin 1983 Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815 1945 Band 2 Torpedoboote Zerstorer Schnellboote Minensuchboote Minenraumboote in German Koblenz Bernard amp Graef Verlag ISBN 3 7637 4801 6 Groos O 1924 Der Krieg in der Nordsee Vierter Band Von Anfang Februar bis Ende Dezember 1915 Der Krieg zur See 1914 1918 in German Berlin Verlag von E S Mittler und Sohn via National Library of Estonia Halpern Paul G 1994 A Naval History of World War I London UCL Press ISBN 1 85728 498 4 Historic Environment Scotland SMS S32 Gutter Sound Scapa Flow Orkney 102261 Canmore Retrieved 29 October 2021 Monograph No 29 Home Waters Part IV From February to July 1915 PDF Naval Staff Monographs Historical Vol XIII The Naval Staff Training and Staff Duties Division 1925 Monograph No 33 Home Waters Part VII From June 1916 to November 1916 PDF Naval Staff Monographs Historical Vol XVII Naval Staff Training and Staff Duties Division 1927 Rollmann Heinrich 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SMS S32 1914 amp oldid 1169783582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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