G 13 -class torpedoboats
These old and small torpedoboats were outdated ships, no longer suitable for offensive sorties, but they were still useful for patrol and communication purposes.
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| G 13 |
| Construction details | |||
| Name | G 13 | G 15 | G 16 |
| Dockyard | Koninklijke Mij "De Schelde" | Mij Feijenoord, Rotterdam | Mij Feijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | March 5 1913 | June 10 1913 | July 22 1913 |
| Launched | October 18 1913 | January 3 1914 | March 10 1914 |
| Commissioned | March 11 1914 | August 3 1914 | July 29 1914 |
| Pennants | G.13 (prewar) H.35 (WW II) |
G.15 (prewar) H 66 (WW II) |
G.16 (prewar) |
| Status | Escaped to UK, taking survivors of Johan Maurits with her. Decommissioned August 9 1940, transferred RN December 27. Returned July 27 1942, stricken. Scrapped Preston in February 1943. | Escaped to UK May 14 1940. Served as escort in Irish Sea. Transferred to RN in Belfast December 27 to serve with Belfast Harbor Defence Force. Returned July 1942, scrapped in Preston Feb. 1943. | Scuttled at Den Helder, May 14 1940, salvaged and renamed TFA 9. Served as torpedo recovery vessel in Kriegsmarine in Kiel. Found heavily damaged postwar and scrapped. |
| Specifications | |||
| Displacement (standard / full load) | 180 t / 230 t | ||
| Crew | 27 | ||
| Dimensions | 49,50 x 5,25 x 1,5 m | ||
| Armament | 2 x 75 mm/30 Bofors Model 4 Several .50 MG |
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| Torpedoes | 3 x 17.7 inch tubes with type II 45 torpedoes | ||
| Propulsion details | |||
| Boilers | 2 cylindrical boilers | ||
| Machinery | Reciprocating steam system | ||
| Performance | 2600 hp | ||
| Shafts | 2 | ||
| Bunkerage | 44 tons coal | ||
| Max Speed | 25 knots | ||
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