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T21

T21

Survived

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeTorpedo boat
ClassType 37
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) gun

Escort duty in Norway, then supported the army in the Baltic in 1944. Allocated to the United States after the war and scuttled with a cargo of gas shells in 1946.

Le T21 de type 1937, peu de temps avant son sabordage en mer du Nord le 2 juillet 1946. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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
BuilderSchichau, Elbing, East Prussia
Laid down27 March 1939
Launched2 November 1940
Displacement888 t (874 long tons) (standard) 1,139 t (1,121 long tons) (deep load)
Length85.2 m (279 ft 6 in) o/a
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement119

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

Career

Launched

2 November 1940

23 October – 24 November 1944