Profile drawing of TA48
289 tDisplacement
57,84 mLength
28,0 knSpeed
23.08.1914 (16.10.1943 in German services)Service status

Wartime history

Capture and fate

The small torpedo boat was originally used by the Austrian Hungarian navy as 78T. Begin part of the Yugoslav navy in World War II (as T3), it was first captured by the Italians in 1941 and then taken over by the Kriegsmarine after the Italian surrender. It was then given to the Croatian navy, but caused by the little effectiveness of this navy, retaken by the Kriegsmarine on 14.12.1944 and renamed to TA48. Its Kriegsmarine services didn't last for very long - it was sunk by bombs on 20.02.1945.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, weapons and machinery.

Dimensions

Displacement
289 t
Length
57,84 m
Beam
5,75 m
Draft
1,54 m

Armament

Main battery
2x 3,7 cm
Additional guns
8 x 2 cm

Performance

Machinery and speed
5000 shp, 28,0 kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste, 1912
Launched
04.03.1914
Commissioned
23.08.1914 (16.10.1943 in German services)
Fate
sunk 20.02.1945