110t-class torpedo boat
SM Tb 1
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Class overview | |
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Builders |
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Operators | |
Succeeded by | 250t-class torpedo boat |
Completed | 12 |
Scrapped | 12 |
General characteristics TB I type (STT) | |
Type | Torpedo boat |
Displacement | 116 t (114 long tons) full load |
Length | 44.2 m (145 ft 0 in) wl |
Beam | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | 2,500 ihp (1,900 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Complement | 20 |
Armament |
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The 110t class were a class of twelve coastal
Design
In 1905, the Austrian Naval Technical Committee proposed three designs for a 110 t coastal torpedo boat, differing in the machinery used, with steam turbines or vertical triple expansion engines to be used. By 1907, these had been refined to a single design, oil-fuelled but powered by a triple expansion engine as the designers had insufficient experience with turbines. This local design was compared with designs from the German shipyards Schichau-Werke and Krupp and the British shipyard Yarrow and was considered to be superior to the foreign designs.[1]
It was initially planned for
The STT-built ships were 44.2 m (145 ft 0 in)
Armament of all ships was two
Service
Construction of the ships began in April 1909, with deliveries starting at the end of that year, and continuing until May 1911.
At the outbreak of the
On the night of 30/31 July 1916, the Italian submarine Giacinto Pullino ran aground at Galiola Island in the Kvarner Gulf. Tb 4, Tb 6 and the Torpedo gunboat Magnet helped to capture the submarine, which sank under tow the next day.[5][6] In March 1917, five ships of the class (Tb 1, Tb 3, Tb 6, Tb 7 and Tb 9) were based at Pola, with two (Tb 2 and Tb 4) at Lussin and four (Tb 8, Tb 10, Tb 11 and Tb 12) at Šibenik.[4] On 26 August 1917, Tb 4 and Tb 6 were transferred to Trieste together with the old battleships Budapest and Wien to support army operations.[5][7]
On 5 October 1917, the crew of Tb 11
The ships were allocated to the Allies under the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye after the end of the war. Four ships (Tb 6, Tb 8, Tb 9 and Tb 10) were allocated to Great Britain, but were sold for scrap and broken up in 1920, while the remaining ships were allocated to Italy. Tb 1, Tb 2, Tb 4 and Tb 5 were scrapped in 1920, while Tb 12 was scrapped in 1922. Tb 3 and Tb 7 were operated by the Italian Customs Service, serving until 1925 and 1926 respectively, while Francesco Rismondo remained in service with the Italian Navy until 1925.[10]
Ships
Ship | Builder[2] | Laid down[2] | Launched[2] | Completed[2] | Notes |
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I | STT | 9 April 1909 | 12 August 1909 | 31 December 1909 | Renamed Tb 1 in 1910. To Italy 1920 and scrapped.[1] |
II | STT | 20 April 1909 | 27 September 1909 | 31 December 1909 | Renamed Tb 2 in 1910. To Italy 1920 and scrapped.[1] |
III | STT | 5 May 1909 | 8 November 1909 | 31 December 1909 | Renamed Tb 3 in 1910. To Italy 1920. Used by Italian customs until 1925[1] |
IV | STT | 7 May 1909 | 2 December 1909 | 31 December 1909 | Renamed Tb 4 in 1910. To Italy 1920 and scrapped.[1] |
V | STT | 20 May 1909 | 30 December 1909 | 24 February 1910 | Renamed Tb 5 in 1910. To Italy 1920 and scrapped.[1] |
VI | STT | 22 May 1909 | January 1910 | 30 December 1910 | Renamed Tb 6 in 1910. To Italy 1920. Used by Italian customs until 1926.[1] |
VII | Danubius | 13 July 1909 | 30 December 1909 | 29 July 1910 | Renamed Tb 7 in 1910. To Italy 1920 and scrapped.[1] |
VIII | Danubius | 11 August 1909 | 24 February 1910 | 20 May 1910 | Renamed Tb 8 in 1910. To Great Britain 1920 and scrapped in Italy.[2] |
IX | Danubius | 28 August 1909 | 22 March 1910 | 20 May 1910 | Renamed Tb 9 in 1910. To Great Britain 1920 and scrapped in Italy.[2] |
X | Danubius | 1 October 1909 | 14 May 1910 | 13 July 1910 | Renamed Tb 10 in 1910. To Great Britain 1920 and scrapped in Italy.[2] |
XI | Danubius | 23 October 1909 | 24 May 1910 | 31 December 1910 | Renamed Tb 11 in 1910. Defected to Italy 1917. Operated by Italian Navy as Francesco Rismondo until 1925.[2] |
XII | Danubius | 10 November 1909 | 31 May 1910 | 23 May 1911 | Renamed Tb 12 in 1910. To Italy 1920. Scrapped 1922.[11] |
Notes
- ^ Greger states a power of 2,300–2,600 ihp (1,700–1,900 kW) for the STT-built ships, giving a speed of 26 kn (30 mph; 48 km/h)[2]
- ^ Greger states a power of 2,400–2,600 ihp (1,800–1,900 kW) for the Danubius-built ships.[2]
- ^ L/44 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/44 gun is 44 calibre, meaning that the gun was 44 times as long as the diameter of its bore.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 340
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Greger 1976, p. 56
- ^ Greger 1976, p. 14
- ^ a b Fock 1989, p. 407
- ^ a b c Fock 1989, p. 410
- ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 276
- ^ a b Halpern 1987, p. 411
- ^ Halpern 1987, p. 410
- ^ Halpern 1987, p. 408
- ^ Greger 1976, pp. 56, 58
- ^ Greger 1976, p. 58
References
- Fock, Harald (1989). Z-Vor!: Internationale Entwicklung und Kriegseinsätze von Zerstörern und Torpedobooten: 1914 bis 1939 (in German). Herford, Germany: Koelers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-7822-0207-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Greger, René (1976). Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War I. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0623-7.
- Halpern, Paul G. (1987). The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1914–1918. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-448-9.