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
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Imperial German Navy |
| Built | 1917–1921 |
| In commission | 1917–1935 |
| Planned | 44 |
| Completed | 19 |
| Lost | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 924 t standard, may differ[1] |
| Length | 82 m (269 ft 0 in) oa |
| Beam | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 23,500 hp (17,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 2,050 nmi (3,800 km; 2,360 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 105 |
| Armament |
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French service
editAfter 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
editForty-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
edit- ^ "WRECKSITE Großes Torpedoboot (1916) - G-96 class". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "ex - German V67 and V125 Class". www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Mineneräumboote. Gröner, Erich; Bernard & Graefe Verlag. 1999. ASIN 3763748016.