Albatros

Wrecked

Type	Torpedo boat
Class	Type 23
War	Second World War
Main guns	3 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns

Took part in the shelling of Almería in 1937. In the invasion of Norway she fired the first shots of the campaign, crippling the patrol boat Pol III in the Oslofjord, and fought at Horten; on 10 April 1940 she ran aground near Bolærne and was wrecked.

Elevation and plan drawing of Möwe-class torpedo boat Photo: Original: unknown government employee Vector: TilmannR, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

3 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
2 × triple 500 mm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes
30 mines

Builder	Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Laid down	5 October 1925
Launched	15 July 1926
Displacement	923 long tons (938 t) (standard) 1,290 long tons (1,310 t) (deep load)
Length	87.7 m (287 ft 9 in) o/a
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	120

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

15 July 1926

Battle of Drøbak Sound

Survived

9 April 1940

Fired the first shots of the campaign

Fate

Wrecked

Beached, 10 April 1940