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| History | |
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| Name | SMSG132 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft,Kiel |
| Launched | 12 May 1906 |
| Commissioned | 22 August 1906 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | S90-classtorpedo boat |
| Displacement | 412 t (405 long tons) |
| Length | 65.7 m (215 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | 7,000 PS (6,900 ihp; 5,100 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 1,060 nmi (1,960 km; 1,220 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 69 |
| Armament |
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SMSG132[a][b] was aS90-classtorpedo boat of theImperial German Navy.G132 was built by theGermaniawerft shipyard atKiel in 1905–1906, being launched on 12 May 1906 and entering service in August that year.
The ship took part in theFirst World War, operating in theBaltic Sea. She was renamedSMST132 in 1916.T132 survived the war, and was sold for scrap in 1921.
TheS90-class consisted of 48 torpedo-boats, built between 1898 and 1907 by Schichau andGermaniawerft for the Imperial German Navy. They were larger than previous German torpedo-boats, allowing them to work effectively with theHigh Seas Fleet in theNorth Sea, while also being large enough to act as flotilla leader when necessary, thus eliminating the need for separate larger division boats.[2][3] As part of thefiscal year 1905 construction programme for the Imperial German Navy, six large torpedo boats (Große Torpedoboote) (G132–G137) were ordered from Germaniawerft, with five being powered by conventional reciprocating steam engines and the last,G137, powered bysteam turbines.[3][4]
G132 was 65.7 m (215 ft 7 in) longoverall and 65.3 m (214 ft 3 in) at thewaterline, with abeam of 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in) and adraught of 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in).Displacement was 412 tonnes (405 long tons) design and 544 tonnes (535 long tons) deep load. Three coal-firedwater-tube boilers fed steam at a pressure of 17.5 standard atmospheres (257 psi) to two sets of three-cylindertriple expansion engines.[5][6] The ship's machinery was rated at 7,000 PS (6,900 ihp; 5,100 kW) giving a design speed of 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h). 139 t of coal could be carried, giving a range of 1,060 nmi (1,220 mi; 1,960 km) at 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) or 2,000 nmi (2,300 mi; 3,700 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h).[1] The ship had twofunnels and the distinct layout of theS90-class, with a torpedo tube placed in a well deck between the raisedforecastle and the ship'sbridge.[7]
G132's initial armament was four5.2 cm (2.0 in) SK L/55 guns and three 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes.[5][6] Experience from theRusso-Japanese War of 1904–1905 indicated the need for heavier gun armament,[4] andG132 was later rearmed with one8.8 cm (3.5 in) SL L/35 gun and two 5.2 cm SK L/55 guns, with the torpedo armament remaining unchanged.[5][8] The ship had a crew of two officers and 67 other ranks,[9] although this increased to 84 when used as a flotilla leader.[1]
G132 waslaid down at Germaniawerft'sKiel shipyard asYard number 114. The ship waslaunched on 12 May 1906 and was completed on 22 August 1906.[10] Cost of the 1905 torpedo boats varied between 1.171 and 1.195 Millionmarks.[9]
In 1907,G132 was a member of the 5th half-flotilla, part of the 1st School Flotilla.[11] In 1908, the 5th half-flotilla, includingG132, had transferred to the active 1st Manoeuvre Flotilla.[12] In 1909,G132 had transferred to the 9th half-flotilla, but remained part of the Manoeuvre Flotilla.[13] In 1911,G132 was listed as part of the 5th half-flotilla of the 3rd Torpedo boat Flotilla,[14] remaining part of that unit through 1912,[15] and into 1913, although the flotilla was now a reserve formation.[16]
In September 1914, in a re-organisation of the German Baltic Fleet,G132 was one of five torpedo boats[c] transferred to theBaltic to replace the more modernV186 andV26, which transferred to the North Sea.G132,G133,G134 andG136 were used to form the new 20th half-flotilla, which was based inDanzig, Prussia (nowGdańsk, Poland) for operations in the Eastern Baltic.[17][18][19] From 24 to 30 October 1914, the 20th half-flotilla took part in a sortie of cruisers into the Gulf of Finland, with the intention of luring the RussianBaltic Fleet out in pursuit where it could be attacked by German submarines.[18][20] On 17 November,G132,G133 andG136, together with the cruisersLübeck andAmazone carried out an attack on Libau (nowLiepāja,Latvia), shelling the port, with fourblockships being sank at the entrance to the port.[18][21]
On 22 January 1915,G132 was one of eight torpedo boats[d] that accompanied the cruisersPrinz Adalbert andAugsburg in a sweep north ofGotland, with Libau being shelled on the return journey.[22][23] On 25 January,Augsburg struck a mine east ofBornholm and was taken under tow byG132.[22][24] From 13 to 15 April 1915,G132, together with the torpedo boatsS138 andS141, and the cruisersPrinz Adalbert,Lübeck andThetis escorted the minelayerDeutschland on a minelaying mission in the Gulf of Finland.[22][25] Later that month,G132 was transferred to the 7th half-flotilla, with duties of patrolling theØresund.[22][26]
On the night of 18/19 August 1915, the British submarineE13, ran aground in Danishterritorial waters nearSaltholm in the Øresund. The Danish torpedo boatNarhvalen arrived at on the morning of 19 August and her commanding officer informedE13 that the submarine had 24 hours to leave Danish waters before being interned.G132 then arrived and finding that the submarine was guarded by two Danish torpedo boats (Støren andSøulven), left.G132's commanding officer,Oberleutnant zur See Paul Graf von Montgelas, reported the presence ofE13 by radio. The German commander of the Baltic Coast Defence Division, Rear AdmiralRobert Mischke, then orderedG132 to sinkE13.G132 then returned[e] and proceeded to attackE13, firing a torpedo that failed to hit, and shelling the submarine.E13's crew then abandoned ship, butG132 continued to fire at them, and the firing only stopped whenSøulven placed herself betweenG132 and the survivors. The incident resulted in strong diplomatic protests by Denmark about the violation of the country's neutrality.[28][29][30]
The ship was later employed as a flagship for minesweeper and submarine flotillas.[31] In May 1916,G132 was attached to the 5th submarine half-flotilla, operating in the Baltic.[32] On 27 September 1916, the ship was renamedT132,[31] in order to free her number for new construction, in this case the torpedo boatS132.[33][34] At the end of the war,T132 was attached to the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, based atCuxhaven.[35] After the end of the war,T132 was initially retained by theWeimar Republic's navy, theReichsmarine, but was struck from the Naval lists on 22 March 1921 and sold for scrap in 28 May that year.[31]
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