One of the good surprise of their design was their seaworthiness by gale force winds. They were followed by the 1884-89 I class (24 boats), IIc class (1886-88, 7 boats) and IId class (6, 1891) and the larger (120-200 tons) semi-experimental “animals” serie of 7 ships. Orders were placed with a number of German builders, and two boats were purchased from the best British builders for comparison. However their torpedo armament was reduced to a single tube, and mostly relied on their light artillery, short-range but accurate 88 mm guns. MTB RON 5 Commissioned 16,June 1942 CDR Henry Farrow Decommissioned 15,February 1945 LT John W. Ewell USNR PT 62-65, 103-114,314-319 In Panama and then from spring of 1943 on in the South Pacific MTB RON 6 Commissioned 4,August 1942 LCDR Clifton R. Maddux Decommissioned 29,May 1944 LCDR Richard E. Johnson PT 115-126, 187-189 Formed in the … Sent to France in January 1944 to replace T23 . They were less complex and faster than submarine, and crews faster to train. The first torpedo station was American, the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. Fate unknown.All the boats in the S7-S65 group were armed with 3-350mm TT (1 spare torpedo) and 2 Hotchkiss guns. The name reflected the fact, this was just considered as a continuation of the first class torpedo boats, later “Division boats”: Indeed, the latter were very much seen as transitional vessels, in size, armament and displacement quite close to the first generation of “destroyers”, the Thornycroft, Schichau and Germaniawerft boats of 1896 to 1904.

A grand total of 336 torpedo vessels were ordered for the German navy, all combined. When it appeared these small, cheap, short range boats still could be very useful when deployed close to the enemy, from the occupied Belgian coast in particular. A-III types (1917) But at that stage, propulsion for small crafts was in its infancy, and torpedoes were carried by large ships, cruisers and capital ships, or more often than not, operated from land.

The most valuable of the 1914 torpedo boats were the nine “division boats” (1886-94) and the 43 destroyers re-classed in 1906. Complements varied from 22 to 29. Fate: all sold 1912 to 1915 (XXXV).These were the first true sea-going types, all between 130 and 200 tons, with top speed above 24 knots.First built at Yarrow, she was the lead ship of a new “major serie” of sea-going TBs. It was remotely steered by cable and propelled by a powerful steam or an air engine in order to reach its target as fast as possible before being spotted and hit. These vessels, ans those who followed in the 1885-95 period were all considered “first class”.Tactically, they diverged little from contemporary vessels. The offensive weapon was of course the torpedo.All this time, the torpedo was used as the classic deterrent, more than mines, that were not developed as far as in other navies. (+ 26.4.44) T 24 => 5.Fl.

Many technical and tactical considerations were taken in but enlarged versions of torpedo boats were preferred.

Treat people with respect, even when they don't deserve it. It is for this reason that the Zieten and her successors, though fundamentally torpedo vessels, have been listed under cruisers. The latter had 3 dead and 7 wounded.Later during the siege, S90 would try to break through the blockade and evade picket ships of the Allied armada.
Rather small, they displaced 68 tonnes, measured 32.91 x 3.92 x 2.38 m. They were powered by a triple expansion steam engine rated to 590 ihp, providing them with 17-3/4 knots. Aktive Flottille. All six survived the war only to be given to Italy, and scrapped, but Tb7 which served briefly as a customs boat.

This was more than the S-Boote of WW2, but torpedo boats as such were only a fraction of these numbers, in 1914, about 120 were still in service: Of the 75 early torpedo boats still listed in 1906, only a fraction of the late 1890s models remained active, and were either used as minesweepers or for other duties or scrapped before 1920. Larger, with better seaworthiness, 23 of these Type II were delivered and commissioned from May 1916. The plan didn't succeed, but the battle is considered to be won by the Germans, giving the Royal Navy a heavy blow. They were also carried by dismounted sections by rail and assembled at Hoboken (Antwerp). Aufgelöst nach der Kapitulation 1945.

There, the ship was sunk on 26.04.1944 near Sept Iles after battle with British cruiser Black Prince and the destroyers Haida , Huron , Ashanti and Athabascan at 48°53'N, 03°33'W.

Whitehead in the 1870s created a new company and renegotiated the copyrights to control the sells of torpedoes, an instant success with all Navies of the age. From 1893 a single 50mm gun replaced the Hotchkiss guns. They had two funnels, close together. These were essentially close defence weapons.

Guns were also a more modern mode, 47 mm of 47 calibers rather than 44. capable of 18 to 19 knots and carrying the same armament as described above on the Yarrow boats that served like prototypes.

They were the longest of the lot and the narrowest, which perhaps explained their speed, at the price of agility.
The survivors were all disposed of in the years immediately following the war.The S66-S87 series boats in general were all armed with 3-450mm TT (1 spare torpedo) and 1-50mm gun.