Flottentorpedoboot 1939
Vital Statistics
15 Ships in Class (T22-T36)
Commissioned 1942-1944
Dimensions: Length (oa) 318.2' Beam: 32.8' Draft 10.5'
Displacement: 1,294 tons std, 1,754 tons full load
Performance: 32,000 shp, 33.5 knots maximum speed
Endurance: 5,000nm @ 19 knots
Armament: four 105mm/45 cal (4x1), four 37mm/83 cal, varying 20mm light AA
Six 534mm torpedos in two triple launchers, depth charge throwers, up to 60 mines
Complement: 198 officers & men
Of 51 varying types of torpedo boats in the Kriegsmarine only 12 survived the war, most to serve out the remainder of their lives in the French or Soviet navies.
The T28 was laid down in 1941, launched in 1942, commisioned in 1943 and finally scraped in 1959 |