T18 and T19 are sent to the French atlantic bases. Both ships collide during the trip and have to make a stop in Le Havre.
85,2 mOverall length
1098 tMaximum displacement
36,6 knMaximum speed
119-155Complement
Design and service
The story of Torpedoboot T19
T19 (1945) Torpedoboot T19 was part of the 3rd TFlottila after commissioned. It was sent to France between September 1942 and mid 1943. From this time, the torpedo boat was used in the torpedo school in the Baltic Sea and was put into active service again at the end of 1944.
Handed over to the US after the war, who offered the ship to Denmark. Planned conversion to MTB Command Ship canceled in 1950, scrapped in February 1952.
Operational history
Service timeline
T4, T10, T14 and T19 escort the auxiliary cruiser Komet through the Channel. THe ships are attacked by 9 British escort vessels and 8 British MTB. Komet is sunk after a torpedo hit, the torpedo boats return to Brest.
T9, T17, T18 and T19 support the unsuccessful search for the blockade runner Wismar.
The torpedo boats Falke, T13 and T19 escort the blockade runner Templin through the Biscay. During the operation, the ships are attacked by allied aircraft.
Falke, T13, T19 and T22 escort the blockade runner Elm into the Biscay.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 1098 t
- Length (Total)
- 85,2 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 82,0 m
- Beam
- 8,87 m
- Draft
- 3,14 m
- Crew
- 119-155
Armament
- 10,5 cm L/45 C/32
- 1
- 3,7 cm
- 4 (since 1941)
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/39
- 5-12 (12 since 1941)
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 6 (3 since 1941)
- Mines
- 30
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner Geared Turbines
Performance
- Total Performance
- 34110 shp
- Speed
- 36,6 kn
- Range
- 1400 sm at 19 kn
The archive
Models
Ship models in 1/1250 scale.
Construction record
Torpedoboot T19
- Laid down
- Schichau Elbing, 1939
- Launched
- 20.07.1940
- Commissioned
- 18.12.1941
- Fate
- scrapped February 1952
- Cost
- 9,3 Mio Reichsmark