T13
Sunk
| Type | Torpedo boat |
|---|---|
| Class | Type 37 |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4.1″ gun |
Escorted the battleships in the Channel Dash and blockade runners through Biscay. Screened the cruisers bombarding the Red Army in the Baltic in 1944, and was sunk by RAF bombers in the Skagerrak in April 1945.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) gun
- 1 × single 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA gun
- 2 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
- 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 30–60 mines
| Builder | Schichau, Elbing, East Prussia |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 26 September 1938 |
| Launched | 15 June 1939 |
| Displacement | 888 t (874 long tons) (standard) 1,139 t (1,121 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 85.2 m (279 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 119 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
15 June 1939
Channel Dash
Survived
11–13 February 1942
Joined from Dunkirk
Defence of the Sworbe peninsula
Survived
23 October – 24 November 1944
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by aircraft, 10 April 1945