She and her sister ships were called
Flottentorpedoboote type 1940, apparently based on a Dutch design of the Gerard
Callenburgh-class destroyers.(1) In letters of 1940 were the vessels first
called torpedofangboote. The shipyard Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands
was supervisor over the building of this kind of vessels. Building ordered on
19 November 1940, laid down with yard number 224 at the shipyard Kon. Mij. De
Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands in the covered dry dock on the so-called
Island yard on 1 December 1942, launched by werkmeister W. Krüger in the
presence of admiral Tackenberg (1) on 8 July 1944, towed to Rotterdam via
inland waterways on 6 September 1944, on 6 September 1944 towards Kiel,
Germany, brought in March 1945 via Kiel and the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal towards
Wesermünde, captured by British forces on the island Borkum on 19 May 1945 and
broken up after 3 May 1946. Was to be delivered on 1 May 1943 although later
was 1 August 1944 reported as to be available for the trials while in December
1940 1 December 1942 was mentioned.
Estimated building costs 5 million Reichsmark and
another 2,5 million for turbines and boilers. Dimensions 110 (between
perpendiculars)-115,733 (over all) x 11.20 x 6,60 (height below B deck) x 3,62
meters and a displacement of 1.100 (at launching)-1.957 (Washington
displacement)-2.601 (fully fitted out) tons. Armament consisted of 4-12,7cm
guns, 4-3,7cm guns, 16-2cm anti aircraft machine guns and 2x4-53,3cm torpedo
tubes. The machinery consisted of 2x24,750 ahp main geared turbines and 2
cruising turbines allowing a speed of 35,0 knots and with a speed of 19 knots
and an oil bunker capacity of 510 tons was the range of 2.100 nautical miles.
Two screws. Crew was to number 231 men including 8 officers.
Notes
1. Displacement 1.628-2.240 (fully load) tons and as
dimensions 107 x 10,6 x 2,8-3,50 metres, Speed 36 knots. Armament 5-12cm/4.7”
guns (2x2*1x1), 4-4cm/1.6” anti aircraft guns, 3-12,7/0.50 machineguns,
2x4-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes and 4 depth chargers.
2. Rear admiral Ing. Wilhelm Tackenberg (29 December
1893 Aurich, Germany-24 March 1963 Aurich, Germany), in navy service 1912-1945.
Between 6 December 1943-16 April 1945 Chief of the Senior Shipyard Staff
Belgium-Netherlands. Promoted in the rank of rear admiral pm 1 July 1942.
Sources
Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde 1875-1970, Vlissingen,
Netherlands (Town Archive Vlissingen) building order card system and inventory
number 652.
