SMS G85
SMS G85 was a 1913 Type Large Torpedo Boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I, and the 40th ship of her class.
History | |
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Name: | G85 |
Ordered: | 1914 Mobilization (Mob) order |
Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
Launched: | 24 July 1915 |
Commissioned: | 14 December 1915 |
Fate: | Sunk by the Royal Navy, 20 April 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | V25-class torpedo boat |
Displacement: | 1,051 tonnes |
Length: | 83.5 m (274 ft) |
Beam: | 8.33 m (27.3 ft) |
Draught: | 3.74 m (12.3 ft) (fwd); 3.45 m (11.3 ft) (aft) |
Speed: | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
Range: | 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement: | 83 officers and sailors |
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Construction
Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in December 1915. The "G" in G85 refers to the shipyard at which she was constructed.
Service
G85 was sunk in the Battle of Dover Strait on 21 April 1917 by HMS Swift. In this action, two groups of German destroyers set out to bombard Allied positions ashore at Dover, England and Calais, France. However, Swift intercepted G85 and sank her with a torpedo.
SMS G42 was also sunk in this action.
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