Profile drawing of Torpedoboot T9
84,30 mOverall length
1082 tMaximum displacement
35,0 knMaximum speed
119Complement

Design and service

The story of Torpedoboot T9

After operations near Jutland and mining operations in the North Sea, T9 was sent to France in September 1940 for a short time. After a short visit in Germany, the 2st Torpedoboot Flotilla was relocated to Norway, some of those ships supported the advance of German troops during the invasion of the Soviet union and some participated in Operation Cerberus in 1942. The remaining ships were was part of the torpedo training school in the Baltic Sea until mid 1943.

From 1944, the 2nd Torpedoboot Flotilla was used for escort duties in the Baltic Sea. T9 was scuttled by her crew at Strander Bay in the Baltic Sea at 54°26′N, 10°10′E on 3 May 1945.

Operational history

Service timeline

Operation of the 1st and 2nd torpedo boat flotilla with T1, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9 and T10 against coastal shipping at the British east coast. The operation is cancelled after T6 is sunk after a mine hit near Aberdeen.

On its way into the Atlantic, the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper is escorted by the torpedo boats T1, T4, T5, T8, T9 and T12.

The torpedo boats Falke, Greif, Seeadler, T1, T7, T9, T10 and T12 escort the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during their attempt to break into the North Atlantic. The operation is aborted.

Escorted by the torpedo boats T1, T5, T9 and T10, the mine layers Brummer, Königin Louise and Tannenberg leave Stavanger to lay the mine field "20 Pommern". The operation is aborted due to the weather conditions.

Falke, T5, T9 and T10 escort the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on their way into the Atlantic.

Mine laying operation "21 Oder" of the mine layers Brummer, Hansestadt Danzig, Königin Luise and Tannenberg. The mine layers carry about 1400 mines. The mine layers are escorted by the torpedo boats T5, T9 and T12.

Mine laying operation "22 Rügen" of the mine layers Brummer, Königin Luise and Tannenberg. The mine layers are escorted by the torpedo boats Falke, T5, T9, T10 and T12.

T9 and T10 are lightly damaged during an air attack on the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel.

Decommissioned.

T7, T9, T12 and T15 escort the heavy cruiser Lützow on its way back to Germany.

Z23, T9 and T12 escort the mine layer Ulm on its way to Narvik.

The heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper is escorded by Z23, Z28, T9 and T12 on its way from the Altafjord to the Bogenbucht.

The torpedo boats T9, T12, T17 and T18 are sent from Germany to Brest.

T9, T17, T18 and T19 support the unsuccessful search for the blockade runner Wismar.

T9, T12, T17 and T18 sail into the Biscay to recover the blockade runner Kumerland.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.

Dimensions

Size (Max)
1082 t
Length (Total)
84,30 m
Length (Waterline)
82,16 m
Beam
8,62 m
Draft
2,94 m
Crew
119

Armament

10,5 cm L/45 C/32
1
3,7 cm MG
4
2 cm MG L/65 C/39
5-12
53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
6
Mines
30

Machinery

Shafts
2
Turbines
2
Type
Wagner Geared Turbines

Performance

Total Performance
31000 shp
Speed
35,0 kn
Range
1070 sm at 19 kn

Construction record

Torpedoboot T9

Laid down
Schichau Elbing, 24.11.1936
Launched
03.11.1938
Commissioned
04.07.1940
Fate
scuttled on 03.05.1945
Cost
8,8 Mio Reichsmark