SMS G42 was a 1913 Type Large Torpedo Boat ( Großes Torpedoboot ) of the Imperial German Navy ( Kaiserliche Marine ) during World War I , and the 18th ship of her class.
17-550: (Redirected from V-48 ) V48 may refer to: SMS V48 , a torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy Vanadium-48 , an isotope of vanadium Vanaja V-48 , a Finnish truck Vultee V-48 , an American aircraft Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title V48 . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-458: A beam of 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in) and a draft of 3.4 metres (11 ft 2 in). Displacement was 924 tonnes (909 long tons) normal and 1,188 tonnes (1,169 long tons) deep load. Three oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to two sets of AEG-Vulcan steam turbines rated at 24,000 metric horsepower (24,000 shp; 18,000 kW), giving a speed of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph). 338 tonnes (333 long tons) of fuel oil
51-842: A large scale raid into the English Channel on the night of 26/27 October 1916, hoping to attack the drifters watching the anti-submarine nets of the Dover Barrage, and to sink Allied shipping in the Channel. The Sixth Half Flotilla sank the British destroyer Flirt , which had stopped to rescue survivors of a drifter that had been hit in an earlier attack, before returning to base. The Third Torpedo Boat Flotilla returned to Germany in November that year. The Third Flotilla returned to Zeebrugge on 24 March 1917, and together with
68-504: A complement of 87 officers and men. V48 was assigned to the 3rd Flotilla, 6th Half-Flotilla when she participated in the Battle of Jutland . In this action, the 3rd Flotilla launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack against British battlecruisers , and after turning away the German destroyers exchanged fire with the damaged destroyer HMS Shark , with V48 receiving damage from
85-467: A speed of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph). 326 tonnes (321 long tons) of fuel oil was carried, giving a range of 1,950 nautical miles (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). Armament originally consisted of three 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns in single mounts, together with six 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes with two fixed single tubes forward and 2 twin mounts aft. Up to 24 mines could be carried. In 1916
102-602: The Imperial German Navy during World War I , and the 24th ship of her class. Built by AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard, Germany , V48 was ordered on 22 April 1914, as part of the 1914 shipbuilding programme. She was launched on 6 August 1915 and commissioned on 10 December 1915. The "V" in V48 denotes the shipyard at which she was built. V48 was 83.1 metres (272 ft 8 in) long overall and 82.3 metres (270 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars , with
119-550: The 8.8 cm guns were replaced by three 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns . The ship had a complement of 87 officers and men. G42 was a member of the Third Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Sixth Half-Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland . The 3rd Flotilla launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack against British Battlecruisers at about 18:37, and after turning away, exchanged fire with
136-655: The British 12th Destroyer Flotilla, and lost with 90 men killed in action. The sole survivor was Hans Robert Tietje who spent 14 hours in the water before being picked up by a Danish fishing boat. 56°54′22″N 06°06′28″E / 56.90611°N 6.10778°E / 56.90611; 6.10778 SMS G42 Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel , she was laid down in February 1915, launched on 20 May 1915 and commissioned on 10 November 1915. The "G" in G42 refers to
153-434: The crippled British destroyer HMS Shark . The British destroyer managed to immobilize the German destroyer V48 in this exchange before being sunk by a German torpedo. G42 attempted to take V48 under tow, but heavy shellfire from the battleships Colossus and Collingwood aborted the attempt, driving off G42 . While G42 was not hit by British shells, near-misses caused condenser leaks. G42 then joined
170-741: The destroyer screen for the damaged Lützow , making smoke to help screen the battlecruiser. On 23 October 1916, the Third and Ninth Torpedo Boat Flotillas left Germany for Zeebrugge in Belgium in order to reinforce the German naval forces based in Flanders , and to assist German U-boats in their attacks on Allied shipping. G42 remained part of the Sixth Half-Flotilla of the Third Flotilla. The Sixth Half-Flotilla took part in
187-421: The impact of one or two 4-inch (102 mm) shells, which disabled the German destroyer's machinery, forcing V48 to stop. An attempt by the German destroyer G42 to take V48 in tow was abandoned because of heavy fire from the British battleline. The battleship HMS Valiant later fired a 6-inch (152 mm) shell into her. She was eventually sunk by a 4-inch shell fired from an unidentified ship of
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221-471: The other torpedo boat Flotillas based in Flanders, took part in unsuccessful sorties into the English Channel on 10, 13 and 18 April. The Germans tried again on the night of 20/21 April 1917, in the Battle of Dover Strait , splitting their force into three groups. One, Gruppe Gautier , consisting of G42 , G85 , S53 , V71 , V73 and V81 was to attack the Dover Barrage and attack Dover, while
238-641: The second, Gruppe Albrecht , also consisting of six torpedo boats, was to attack the Barrage and Calais, while the third force of three torpedo boats, Gruppe Zander was tasked with attacking shipping in The Downs . At about 23:30 hr on 20 April Gruppe Gautier encountered the trawler Sabreur and attacked with gunfire, scoring two hits. While the Germans believed that they had sunk the trawler, Sabreur managed to escape. Gruppe Gautier then shelled Dover and
255-540: The shipyard at which she was constructed. G42 was 83.0 metres (272 ft 4 in) long overall and 82.2 metres (269 ft 8 in) between perpendiculars , with a beam of 8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in) and a draft of 3.4 metres (11 ft 2 in). Displacement was 960 tonnes (940 long tons) normal and 1,147 tonnes (1,129 long tons) deep load. Three oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to 2 sets of AEG-Vulcan steam turbines rated at 24,000 metric horsepower (24,000 shp; 18,000 kW), giving
272-462: Was carried, giving a range of 2,050 nautical miles (3,800 km; 2,360 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). Armament originally consisted of three 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns in single mounts, together with six 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes with two fixed single tubes forward and 2 twin mounts aft. Up to 24 mines could be carried. In 1916 the 8.8 cm guns were replaced by three 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns . The ship had
289-503: Was fired on in response by British coastal artillery. It then moved off down the Channel to attack the Dover Barrage, but encountered the British Flotilla Leaders Broke and Swift . G42 , commanded by Bernd von Arnim , was rammed by Broke . Both ships were heavily damaged in the collision, and were entangled together for a short time. While the ships were entangled, close-quarters battle broke out between
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