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T25

T25

Sunk

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeTorpedo boat
ClassType 1939 (Elbing)
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns

Elbing-class torpedo boat. Escorted blockade runners and fought at Sept-Îles in 1943. Sunk by the cruisers Glasgow and Enterprise in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay on 28 December 1943.

Former T35 as DD 935 in US seas, August 1945 Photo: scanned by User:D.W., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
  • 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 1 × quadruple, 2 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 30–60 mines
  • 4 × depth charge launchers
BuilderSchichau, Elbing, East Prussia
Laid down30 November 1940
Launched1 December 1941
Displacement1,294 t (1,274 long tons) (standard) 1,754 t (1,726 long tons) (deep load)
Length102.5 m (336 ft 3 in) o/a
Speed33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Complement206

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

Career

Launched

1 December 1941

23 October 1943

27–28 December 1943