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 Z-class torpedobootZ 5 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Built | 1914-1920 |
| In commission | 1915-1945 |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Lost | 4 |
| Retired | 8 |
| General characteristics V105 class | |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 62.60 m (205 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
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| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics Z 5 class | |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 263 tonnes (259 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 58.5 m (191 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 6.06 m (19 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 425 nmi (787 km; 489 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 48 |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics Z 1 class | |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 277 tonnes (273 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 61.32 m (201 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.31 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 425 nmi (787 km; 489 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 48 |
| Armament |
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TheZ-class torpedo boats were a class of twelvewarships that served in the DutchKoninklijke Marine, GermanKaiserliche Marine, PolishMarynarka Wojenna and BritishRoyal Navy. TheRoyal Netherlands Navy ordered eight Z-class torpedo boats before the outbreak ofWorld War I, four were to be built by the German shipbuilderAG Vulcan Stettin, to be named Z 1 to Z 4, while four others were to be built in the Netherlands; Z 5 to Z 8. After the outbreak ofWorld War I the four ships under construction in Germany where requisitioned for service in the German navy, resulting in the Dutch Navy to order another four ships to be built in the Netherlands. The ships saw action during both World War I and World War II. One of the German ships was lost in World War I, while one Polish and one Dutch ship sank during World War II. Another Polish torpedo boat sank in peacetime due to a boiler explosion.[citation needed]
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Builder | Fate | |
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| V105 class | ||||||
| 1914 | 26 August 1914 | 23 March 1915 | AG Vulcan Stettin | Served in the German Navy duringWorld War I, was assigned to Brazil after the war but sold to Poland. Sank after being attacked by German aircraft on 1 September 1939 being one of the two first ships to sink duringWorld War IIas Germany invaded Poland. | ||
V106 Imperial German Navy | 1914 | 26 August 1914 | 25 January 1915 | AG Vulcan Stettin | Served in the German Navy duringWorld War I and was assigned to Brazil after the war. However she was scrapped in 1920 in Britain. | |
| V107 Imperial German Navy | 1914 | 12 December 1914 | 1915 | AG Vulcan Stettin | Sunk by a mine on 8 May 1915. | |
| 1914 | 12 December 1914 | 1915 | AG Vulcan Stettin | Served in the German Navy duringWorld War I and was assigned to Poland after the war. Sank after a boiler explosion on 20 July 1925. | ||
| Z 5 class | ||||||
| 18 February 1914 | 1 April 1915 | 8 February 1917 | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde | Escaped to England afterGermany invaded the Netherlands inWorld War II, commissioned in to theRoyal Navy on 2 March 1942 as HMS Z 5, renamed in May 1943 to HMS Blade. Decommissioned on 9 April 1945 and scrapped in October 1945. | ||
Z 6 Royal Netherlands Navy | 18 February 1914 | 15 April 1915 | 8 February 1917 | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde | Escaped to England afterGermany invaded the Netherlands inWorld War II, decommissioned on 4 October 1940 due to the bad condition of her machinery. Sold for scrap in March 1942. | |
| 12 May 1914 | 10 May 1915 | 8 September 1916 | Fijenoord | Escaped to England afterGermany invaded the Netherlands inWorld War II. She was heavily damaged after running aground in December 1940 nearHolyhead. Put in a dock in Holyhead, but the damage wasn't repaired. Decommissioned on 16 July 1942 and transferred to theRoyal Navy on 1 October 1942. The British didn't use the ship and decommissioned her in January 1944 she was scrapped in 1947. | ||
| 12 May 1914 | 23 June 1915 | 22 September 1916 | Fijenoord | Escaped to England afterGermany invaded the Netherlands inWorld War II. Decommissioned and transferred to theRoyal Navy on 1 October 1942. Decommissioned from the Royal Navy in January 1944. Scrapped in August 1944. | ||
| Z 1 class | ||||||
| Z 1 Royal Netherlands Navy | 1914[1] | 1919 | NSM[1] | Decommissioned in 1933. | ||
| Z 2 Royal Netherlands Navy | 1914[1] | 1921 | NSM[1] | Decommissioned in 1933. | ||
| Z 3 Royal Netherlands Navy | 30 December 1915 | 23 March 1917 | 21 August 1920 | NSM[1] | Stationed in theIJsselmeer whenGermany invaded the Netherlands inWorld War II. Rammed a dam and was set on fire on 14 May 1940 to prevent being captured. Refloated and scrapped in 1941. | |
| Z 4 Royal Netherlands Navy | 1914[1] | 1921 | NSM[1] | Decommissioned in 1933. | ||
