German torpedo boat T10
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The German torpedo boat T10 was one of a dozen Type 35 torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during the late 1930s. Completed in mid-1940, the boat participated in an abortive attempt to attack several convoys off the Scottish coast in November. T10 was placed in reserve in April 1941 and was reactivated in June 1942 for service in Occupied France. The boat laid several minefields in the English Channel and badly damaged during an attempt to escort a commerce raider through the Channel. After repairs, she was reduced to reserve again and was then assigned to the Torpedo School in mid-1943. In May 1944 the boat returned to active duty and was assigned to the Baltic Sea area. Twice damaged by Soviet aircraft later in the year, T10 was sunk during a British air raid in mid-December.
Right elevation and plan of the Type 1935 | |
History | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | T10 |
Ordered | 29 June 1936 |
Builder | Schichau, Elbing, East Prussia |
Yard number | 1394 |
Laid down | 24 November 1936 |
Launched | 19 January 1939 |
Completed | 5 August 1940 |
Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 18 December 1944 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Type 35 torpedo boat |
Displacement | |
Length | 84.3 m (276 ft 7 in) o/a |
Beam | 8.62 m (28 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 2.83 m (9 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Complement | 119 |
Armament |
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