T16
Wrecked
| Type | Torpedo boat |
|---|---|
| Class | Type 37 |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4.1″ gun |
Escorted the battleships in the Channel Dash. Screened the cruisers off Sworbe in 1944, and was wrecked by British 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Channel Dash
Survived
11–13 February 1942
Joined from Dunkirk
Defence of the Sworbe peninsula
Survived
23 October – 24 November 1944
Fate
Wrecked
Crippled by bombs, 3 April 1945, scrapped, September 1946