Fleet
HochSeeFlotte
Ship Type
Destroyer
Nickname
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Ship Class
G.101
Grouping
II Torpedo Boat Flotilla, B.98 leader, III Half Flotilla, II Scouting Group
Command
Hipper
Builder's Yard
Germaniawerft, Kiel
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
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Launch Date
16.09.1914
Completed date
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Commission date
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Year laid down
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Year launched
1914
Year completed
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Commission Year
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Pennant No
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Photo Details
Courtesy of Laboe Naval Archives
Related stories
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Sister ships
G.101 - G.104
Eventual Fate
21.06.1916 Scuttled Scapa Flow. Salvaged and sent to the USA. Sank in bombing practice off Cape Henry 13.07.1920
Jutland result
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Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Kapitänleutnant von Barendorff (?)
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
104
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
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Wounded
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Prisoners
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Displacement full Load (tons)
1,116
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
312' 6"
Length (mtrs)
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Beam (ft)
30' 6"
Beam (mtrs)
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Draught (ft)
12'
Draught (mtrs)
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Max. Speed (knots)
33.5
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
oil
Propulsion
2 shaft turbines rated 28,000 - 29,000 shp.
Armour Main Belt
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Deck Armour
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Turret Armour IN CM
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Conning Tower Armour
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Barbette Armour
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Weight of armour
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Armour / Displacement Ratio
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Watertight compartments
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General Notes
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Fire Control Table
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Fire Control - Clock
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Primary Gun calibre
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No. Primary Turrets
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Guns (No.barrels)
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Primary gun layout
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Rounds per main gun
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Effective broadside guns
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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)
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Primary Broadside Weight
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Secondary Gun Calibre
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Guns (No.barrels) 2
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Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
Four 3.4" (88 mm) in single mounts
Elevation (degrees)
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Gunnery Range (yards)
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Gunnery Range (metres)
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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)
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Shells expended Main
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Mines dropped
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Shells expended Secondary
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Torpedoes fired
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Gunnery Notes
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Torpedo Type IN
20"
No. tubes
6
Torpedo Type MM
500 mm
No. Mines
24
Torpedo Notes
Two double tubes, two singles
References & sources
John C Taylor German Warships of World War One. Tarant Jutland.The German Perspective