Translate

Tuesday 26 April 2016

German ocean going torpedo boats performing very well during trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1909-1910 no.5

 An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that until then the trials with the German ocean going torpedo boats  of the program 1908 were all excellent executed. Some of the vessels were fitted out wilt oil fuelled machinery and 2 built at the Germania shipyard even achieved a speed of 33,75 miles. The displacement was around 615 tons and the armament much heavier as the British Cossack-design.(1) With the Germans forcing the boilers far more as allowed in the Royal British Navy to achieve such a speed with a relative small displacement and heavy armament, thought the Engineer that the hull strength was nearing the limit.

Note
1. HMS Cossack of the Tribal-class, laid down on 13 November 1905 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England, displacement 899 (normal)-991 (full load) tons, speed 33 knots.