German torpedo boat Möwe
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Möwe was the lead ship of her class of six torpedo boats built for the German Navy (initially called the Reichsmarine and then renamed as the Kriegsmarine in 1935). The boat made multiple non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. During the Norwegian Campaign of 1940, she played a minor role in the attack on Oslo, the capital of Norway. Möwe was torpedoed and badly damaged by a British submarine in May and did not return to active service until 1942 when she was transferred to France. The boat helped to escort blockade runners, commerce raiders and submarines through the Bay of Biscay. She also laid numerous minefields and attacked Allied ships during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Möwe was sunk by British bombers that same month.
Right elevation and plan of the Type 23 | |
History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Möwe |
Namesake | Seagull |
Builder | Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
Yard number | 102 |
Laid down | 2 March 1925 |
Launched | 24 March 1926 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1926 |
Fate | Sunk, 16 June 1944 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Type 23 torpedo boat |
Displacement | |
Length | 87.7 m (287 ft 9 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbine sets |
Speed | 32–34 knots (59–63 km/h; 37–39 mph) |
Range | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 120 |
Armament |
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