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SMS G85

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Name
  
G85

Beam
  
8.33 m (27.3 ft)

Length
  
84 m

Displacement
  
1.051 million kg

Commissioned
  
14 December 1915

Launched
  
24 July 1915

Weight
  
1,051 tons

Ordered
  
1914 Mobilization (Mob) order

Fate
  
Sunk by the Royal Navy, 20 April 1917

Class and type
  
Großes Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat

Builder
  
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft

SMS G85 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat of the German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 40th ship of her class.

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Construction

Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in December 1915. The "G" in G85 refers to the shipyard at which she was constructed.

Service

G85 was sunk in the Battle of Dover Strait on 21 April 1917 by HMS Swift. In this action, two groups of German destroyers set out to bombard Allied positions ashore at Dover, England and Calais, France. However, Swift intercepted G85 and sank her with a torpedo.

SMS G42 was also sunk in this action.

References

SMS G85 Wikipedia