In commission 1926–44 Lost 6 | Completed 6 Type Torpedo boat | |
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Operators Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine Displacement 932 tons (standard)
1,298 tons (full load) | ||
The German Type 24 torpedo boat was a class of torpedo boat built for the Reichsmarine following World War I. They were a development of the Type 23 torpedo boat.
Six vessels were built in total, and with modifications all six served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The ships were named for Carnivorans and were referred to as the Raubtier class.
General characteristics
The six ships of Raubtier ("predator") class were laid down in 1926-27 and were commissioned in 1928-29. All six vessels were built at Reichsmarinewerft ("Navy Yard"), Wilhelmshaven. As with the 1923 Type, they used electrical welding for hull construction to reduce displacement and had geared turbines. It had been intended the 1924 Type would mount 12.7 cm guns but, instead, received updated 10.5 cm weapons. Speed and range were improved, but otherwise, they displayed the same good and bad points as the Raubvogels and experienced similar operational conditions and upgrades.
The Type 24's entered service in 1927 and 1928 and all but one had been lost before mid 1942.