Dimensions
- Displacement
- 1130 t
- Length
- 83,15 m
- Beam
- 8,60 m
- Draft
- 3,45m
1130 tDisplacement
83,15 mLength
31,5 knSpeed
08.09.1944Service status
Wartime history
Capture and fate
The 15 torpedoboats of the Ariete class were the largest class of ships captured by the Kriegsmarine after the Italian surrender in September 1943. None of those ships were already completed at this time and after completion all were part of the 10th TFlottila, and used for mine laying, escort duty and coastal defense. TA45 (former Spica) was commissioned on 08.09.1944 and formed the new 9th TFlottila. It was equipped with a Funkmess (=Radar) system. As part of the 11.Sicherungs-division, 1.Geleitflottille, the boat was sunk in the Morlacca channel during a battle with British MTBs on 13.04.1945.
Ship data
Technical profile
Dimensions, weapons and machinery.
Armament
- Main battery
- 2 x 10 cm
- Additional guns
- 3 x 3,7 cm
- Additional guns
- 16 x 2 cm
- Torpedo tubes
- 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance
- Machinery and speed
- 22000 shp, 31,5 kn
Service record
Construction record
- Laid down
- C. Navale del Quanaro Fiume, 12.01.1942
- Launched
- 30.01.1944
- Commissioned
- 08.09.1944
- Fate
- sunk 13.04.1945