SMS G132
![]() Sister ship T135
| |
History | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Name | SMS G132 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Launched | 12 May 1906 |
Commissioned | 22 August 1906 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | S90-class torpedo boat |
Displacement | 412 t (405 long tons) |
Length | 65.7 m (215 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | 7,000 PS (6,900 ihp; 5,100 kW) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range | 1,060 nmi (1,960 km; 1,220 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 69 |
Armament |
|
SMS G132
The ship took part in the
Design
The S90-class consisted of 48 torpedo-boats, built between 1898 and 1907 by Schichau and
G132 was 65.7 m (215 ft 7 in) long
G132's initial armament was four 5.2 cm (2.0 in) SK L/55 guns and three 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes.[5][6] Experience from the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 indicated the need for heavier gun armament,[4] and G132 was later rearmed with one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SL L/35 gun and two 5.2 cm SK L/55 guns, with the torpedo armament remaining unchanged.[5][8] The ship had a crew of two officers and 67 other ranks,[9] although this increased to 84 when used as a flotilla leader.[1]
Construction and service
G132 was
In 1907, G132 was a member of the 5th half-flotilla, part of the 1st School Flotilla.[11] In 1908, the 5th half-flotilla, including G132, had transferred to the active 1st Manoeuvre Flotilla.[12] In 1909, G132 had transferred to the 9th half-flotilla, but remained part of the Manoeuvre Flotilla.[13] In 1911, G132 was listed as part of the 5th half-flotilla of the 3rd Torpedo boat Flotilla,[14] remaining part of that unit through 1912,[15] and into 1913, although the flotilla was now a reserve formation.[16]
First World War
In September 1914, in a re-organisation of the German Baltic Fleet, G132 was one of five torpedo boats
On 22 January 1915, G132 was one of eight torpedo boats[d] that accompanied the cruisers Prinz Adalbert and Augsburg in a sweep north of Gotland, with Libau being shelled on the return journey.[22][23] On 25 January, Augsburg struck a mine east of Bornholm and was taken under tow by G132.[22][24] From 13 to 15 April 1915, G132, together with the torpedo boats S138 and S141, and the cruisers Prinz Adalbert, Lübeck and Thetis escorted the minelayer Deutschland on a minelaying mission in the Gulf of Finland.[22][25] Later that month, G132 was transferred to the 7th half-flotilla, with duties of patrolling the Øresund.[22][26]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/British_submarine_E_13.jpg/220px-British_submarine_E_13.jpg)
On the night of 18/19 August 1915, the British submarine E13, ran aground in Danish territorial waters near Saltholm in the Øresund. The Danish torpedo boat Narhvalen arrived at on the morning of 19 August and her commanding officer informed E13 that the submarine had 24 hours to leave Danish waters before being interned. G132 then arrived and finding that the submarine was guarded by two Danish torpedo boats (Støren and Søulven), left. G132's commanding officer, Oberleutnant zur See Paul Graf von Montgelas, reported the presence of E13 by radio. The German commander of the Baltic Coast Defence Division, Rear Admiral Robert Mischke, then ordered G132 to sink E13. G132 then returned[e] and proceeded to attack E13, firing a torpedo that failed to hit, and shelling the submarine. E13's crew then abandoned ship, but G132 continued to fire at them, and the firing only stopped when Søulven placed herself between G132 and the survivors. The incident resulted in strong diplomatic protests by Denmark about the violation of the country's neutrality.[28][29][30]
The ship was later employed as a flagship for minesweeper and submarine flotillas.[31] In May 1916, G132 was attached to the 5th submarine half-flotilla, operating in the Baltic.[32] On 27 September 1916, the ship was renamed T132,[31] in order to free her number for new construction, in this case the torpedo boat S132.[33][34] At the end of the war, T132 was attached to the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, based at Cuxhaven.[35] After the end of the war, T132 was initially retained by the Weimar Republic's navy, the Reichsmarine, but was struck from the Naval lists on 22 March 1921 and sold for scrap in 28 May that year.[31]
Notes
- Seiner Majestät Schiff" (English: His Majesty's Ship)
- ^ The "G" in G132 denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her.[1]
- ^ G132, G133, G134, G135 and G136.[17]
- ^ G132, G133, G134, G135, G136, S129, T97 and S131.[22]
- ^ British sources claim that G132 was accompanied by another torpedo boat, but German sources do not mention the second vessel.[27]
References
- ^ a b c Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 164
- ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, pp. 262, 265
- ^ a b Gardiner & Gray 1985, pp. 164–165
- ^ a b Fock 1981, pp. 141–142
- ^ a b c Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 43
- ^ a b Fock 1981, p. 141
- ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 265
- ^ Fock 1981, p. 145
- ^ a b Fock 1981, p. 142
- ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, pp. 43–44
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1907. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1907. p. 27. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1908. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1908. p. 27. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1909. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1909. p. 55. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1911. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1911. p. 56. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1912. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1912. p. 58. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ Rangelist der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine für Das Jahr 1913. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1913. p. 60. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Heinrich Hein Universität Düsseldorf.
- ^ a b Firle 1921, p. 129
- ^ a b c Fock 1989, p. 350
- ^ Naval Staff Monograph No. 25 1922, p. 84
- ^ Naval Staff Monograph No. 25 1922, pp. 93–94
- ^ Firle 1921, pp. 241–246
- ^ a b c d e Fock 1989, p. 351
- ^ Firle 1921, p. 277
- ^ Halpern 1994, p. 187
- ^ Rollmann 1929, pp. 37–39
- ^ Rollmann 1929, p. 41
- ^ Halpern 1994, p. 200
- ^ Halpern 1994, pp. 200–201
- ^ Kemp 1999, pp. 21–23
- ^ Rollmann 1929, pp. 311–312
- ^ a b c Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 44
- ^ Stoelzel 1930, p. 41
- ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 263
- ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 171
- ^ Stoelzel 1930, p. 21
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Firle, Rudolph (1921). Der Krieg in der Ostsee: Erster Band: Von Kriegsbeginn bis Mitte März 1915. Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 (in German). Berlin: Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn.
- Fock, Harald (1981). Schwarze Gesellen: Band 2: Zerstörer bis 1914 (in German). Herford, Germany: Koelers Verlagsgesellschaft mBH. ISBN 3-7822-0206-6.
- Fock, Harald (1989). Z-Vor! Internationale Entwicklung und Kriegseinsätze von Zerstörern und Torpedobooten 1914 bis 1939 (in German). Herford, Germany: Koehlers 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.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
- Halpern, Paul G. (1994). A Naval History of World War I. London: UCL Press. ISBN 1-85728-498-4.
- Kemp, Paul (1999). The Admiralty Regrets: British Warship Losses of the 20th Century. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-1567-6.
- Monograph No. 25: The Baltic 1914 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. VII. The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1922. pp. 67–103.
- Rollmann, Heinrich (1929). Der Krieg in der Ostsee: Zwieter Band: Das Kriegjahr 1915. Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 (in German). Berlin: Verlag von E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
- Stoelzel, Albert (1930). Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine 1914–1918 (in German). Berlin: Thormann & Goetsch. Retrieved 9 June 2023.