SMS G113

Last updated
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
Builder Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany
Launched9 August 1902
Commissioned16 October 1902
FateStricken 22 March 1921
General characteristics
Displacement440 t (433 long tons)
Length65.8 m (215 ft 11 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draught2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Installed power6,013 PS (5,931 ihp; 4,423 kW)
Propulsion
Speed29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range1,225 nmi (2,269 km; 1,410 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Armament

SMS G113 was an S90-class torpedo boat built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the 1900s

Contents

Design

G113 was 65.8 metres (215 ft 11 in) long overall and 65.5 metres (214 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 6.7 metres (22 ft 0 in) and a draught of 2.87 metres (9 ft 5 in). Displacement was 330 tonnes (320 long tons) normal and 440 tonnes (430 long tons) full load. [1] Three coal-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to two sets of triple-expansion steam engines rated at 6,013 metric horsepower (5,931 ihp; 4,423 kW), giving a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). [1] [2] 112 tonnes (110 long tons) of coal was carried, giving a range of 1,225 nautical miles (2,269 km; 1,410 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). [1]

Armament consisted of three 5 cm SK L/40 guns in single mounts, together with three 450 millimetres (17.7 in) torpedo tubes, [3] with two spare torpedoes. [1] The ship was later re-armed, with an 8.8 cm gun replacing one of the 5.0 cm guns. [1]

Service history

G113 was launched at Germaniawerft's Kiel shipyard on 9 August 1902, and commissioned on 16 October 1902. [4] In May 1907, she was a member of the 1st Half Flotilla. [5] In May 1914, she was the leader of the IV Torpedoboat Flotilla (a reserve unit), [6] and remained leader of IV Flotilla in October 1914. [7] She was renamed T113 on 4 September 1914. [4] In April 1915, T113 was a member of the 7th Torpedo-boat Half Flotilla, operating in the Baltic Sea. [8] By May 1916, T113 was part of a harbour protection flotilla for the Elbe and by the end of the war, was one of 36 torpedo boats forming the 1st Escort Flotilla. [9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gröner 1983, p. 43.
  2. ↑ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 264.
  3. ↑ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 265.
  4. 1 2 Gröner 1983, p. 44.
  5. ↑ Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1907 p. 29.
  6. ↑ Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1914 p. 63.
  7. ↑ Fock 1989, p. 347.
  8. ↑ Firle 1929, p. 46.
  9. ↑ Fock 1989, pp. 347–348.

Related Research Articles

SMS V27 was a V25-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. The ship was built by AG Vulcan at Stettin in Prussia, and was completed in September 1914. The ship was sunk at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.

SMS V1 was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was built by AG Vulcan, completing in 1912. She served in the First World War with the German High Seas Fleet, taking part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She was retained by the post-war German Navy and was stricken in 1929 and scrapped.

SMS <i>S115</i> Torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy

SMS S115 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. The ship was built by Schichau at Elbing in Prussia, and was completed in February 1903. The ship was sunk during the Battle off Texel on 17 October 1914.

SMS <i>S119</i>

SMS S119 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. The ship was built by Schichau at Elbing in Prussia, and was completed in September 1903. The ship was sunk during the Battle off Texel on 17 October 1914.

SMS S32, was a torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built in 1886 by Schichau at Elbing, as one of a large number of small torpedo boats of similar design built for the German navy. S32 was sunk in a collision with the torpedo boat S76 in the Baltic Sea on 17 August 1910.

SMS G197 was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1910 and 1911, and was launched on 23 June 1911, entering service later that year.

SMS S116 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. The ship was built by Schichau at Elbing in Prussia, and was completed in March 1903. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine E9 on 6 October 1914.

SMS V6 was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was built by AG Vulcan, completing in 1913. She served in the First World War with the German High Seas Fleet, taking part in the Battle of Jutland. After the war, she served with the Weimar Republic's Reichsmarine until stricken in 1929 and was subsequently broken up.

SMS G12 was a V1-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1911 and 1912.

SMS S21 was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was built by Schichau-Werke, at their Elbing shipyard, completing in 1913. S21 served with the German High Seas Fleet during the First World War, and sank following a collision with the cruiser Hamburg on 21 April 1915.

SMS G192 was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1910 and 1911, and was launched on 5 November 1910, entering service in 1911.

SMS <i>G132</i>

SMS G132 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. G132 was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel in 1905–1906, being launched on 12 May 1906 and entering service in August that year.

SMS G193 was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1910 and 1911, and was launched on 10 December 1910, entering service in 1911.

SMS G195 was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1910 and 1911, and was launched on 8 April 1911, entering service in September that year.

SMS <i>G135</i>

SMS G135 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. G135 was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel in 1905–1907, being launched on 7 September 1906 and entering service in January 1907.

SMS <i>S139</i> (1906)

SMS S139 was a S138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Schichau-Werke at Elbing in 1906, launching on July that year.

SMS S138 was a S138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Schichau-Werke at Elbing in 1906, launching on September that year and completing in May 1907.

SMS <i>S143</i>

SMS S143 was a S138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. The S138-class were large torpedo boats that were required to reach a speed of 30 kn and armed with three 45 cm torpedo tubes. S143 was built by the Schichau-Werke at Elbing and was launched on 6 April 1907, entering service later the same year.

SMS <i>G136</i>

SMS G136 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. G135 was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel in 1905–1907, being launched on 25 August 1906 and entering service in March 1907.

SMS <i>G133</i>

SMS G133 was a S90-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. G133 was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel in 1905–1906, being launched on 30 June 1906 and entering service at the end of that year.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.