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T29

T29

Sunk

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

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

Elbing-class fleet torpedo boat. Sunk off Brittany by the cruiser Black Prince and Canadian destroyers on 26 April 1944.

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
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

26 April 1944

Steering shot away