Kaiserliches Marine: 4 Hochseetorpedoboote (1915-18) The G101 class were four large “torpedo boats” (Hochseetorpedoboote) originally ordered for the Argentine Navy from Germaniawerft and Schichau in 1912. Since they were not completed when the First World War commenced in August 1914, launched from 12 August and in September and November, they were seized on behalf of … Read more
German Imperial Navy 8 large destroyers B97 to B112 1914-1939 The B97 were the largest German destroyers by far when commissioned in 1915, a true departure from standard designs of Hochseetorpedoboote. In a sense they were the first true “Zerstörer” of the Kaiserliches Marine, initially derived from a… 1912 project for the Russian Navy, related … Read more
Germany (1913-1916): 71 Type 1913 Hochseetorpedoboot: 62 lost. The German V25-class were the largest class of destroyers (“Hochseetorpedoboote”) or “high seas torpedo boats”, albeit in service with the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliches Marine) they were designated as the Großes Torpedoboot 1913 Klasse. They former the bulk of its fleet operations in 1914-18, issued from the … Read more
