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German Destriyers or Zerstorer and Large Torpedo Boats or gross Torpedoboote were basically the same and had very little distinction between them. The term Destroyer did not come into effect witht he German navy7 until the B.97 class which was built in 1914/1915.  Unto this time the Torpedo Boats and Destroyers were not named except with a  consecutive number and a letter denoting the Naval yard it was built at.  The three main builders up to 1912 was Germaniawerft, (prefaced with B) A.G Vulcan (prefaced with V ) and Schichau (prefaced with S) another three yards started building after 1912 and they were Blohn and Voss (prefaced with B) Howaldtswerke  (prefaced with H ) and Wilhelmshaven Imperial Dockyard prefaced with W )

In 1912  New lettering system was introduced starting with V.1 and boats which were still in operation were renamed with there number but the letter changed to V.

Brief Naval  histories of the German destroyers of the Kriegsmarine from pre 1906 until the end of World War Two.
Ships Name Launch Date Fate

Destroyers 1890s - 1904
 
D10 1898 Served in WW1 as coastal defence and was scrapped in 1922.

    T90 Class (T90 - T101 )  Ocean n going  Torpedo Boats  Click here to View Class

Displacement: 310 tons,  Speed 26.5 to 27 knots. Crew  Two officers and 55 other ranks. Armament: three 4pdr  and three 18 inch Torpedo tubes.
S90 (T90) 26th July 1899 Renamed as T class in 1914. Deliberately beached during the siege of Tsingtao in 1914. and wrecked on the Chinese
T91  (ex S91) 25th September 1899 Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T92  (ex S92) 15th May 1900 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T93  (ex S93) 24th march 1900 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T94   ( ex S94) 24th April 1900 Stricken 26th October 1920 and scrapped at Wilhelmshaven 1921
T95   (ex S95 ) 20th February 1900 --Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T96  (ex S96 ) 31st January 1900 --Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T97 (ex S97 ) ex Sleipner 16th December 1899 Became tender to the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and renamed Slepnir. Renamed as T class in 1914. Reconverted to war ship in WW1. Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T98 (ex S98 ) 28th July 1900 --Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T99 (ex S99) 4th September 1900 --Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T100 (ex S100) 13th November 1900 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after colliding with another vessel in 1915.
T101 (ex S101 ) 22nd December 1900 Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel

T102 Class (T102 - T107 )  

Displacement: 315 tons,  Speed: 28 Knots.  Crew  57   Armament: Three 4 pdr,  Three 18 inch Torpedo Tubes. 

T102. T103, and T104 were re armed with 1 3.4 inch gun and two 4 pdr. guns. and In 1915 used for escort duties,and  training 
T102  (ex S102 ) 18th April 1901 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T103   (ex S103) 15th May 1901 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T104  ( ex S104) 22nd June 1901 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T105   ( ex S105 ) 7th August 1901 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T106  ( ex S106) 7th September 1901 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T107   ( ex S107 ) 17th October 1901  --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel

  G108 class  G108 to G113  Click to View Class

Displacement: 400 tons. Speed: 27.5 knots.   Range:  1225 miles at 17 Knots. Crew two officers and 55 ratings.   Armament: Three 5cm / 40 cal. QF Guns and Three 45cm Torpedo Tubes (deck)
 T 108 (ex G108) 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Hamburg
T109 (ex G109) 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T110  (ex G110) 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Hamburg
T111  ( ex G111) 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T112  (ex G112 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Keil
T113  ( ex G113) 1900 -1902 --Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Wilhelmshaven
 

S114 - 131 Class Destroyer.
S114 1902 --
S115 (T115) 1902 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S116 (T116) 1902 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 6th October 1914 by torpedoes from the British submarine E9.
S117 (T117) 1902 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S118 (T118) 1902 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S119 (T119) 1902 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
 
S120 1903/4 --
S121 1903/4 --

S121, 1904.

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S122 (T122) 1903/4 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after hitting a mine in 1918.
S123 (T123) 1903/4 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after hitting a mine in 1916.
S124 (T124) 1903/4 Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after colliding with another vessel in 1914.
 
S125 (T125) 1903/4 Renamed as T class in 1914. Lost in 1915.
 
S126 1904/5 Lost in 1905 she was raised and then scrapped in the 1920s.
S127 1904/5 --
S128 1904/5 --
S129 1904/5 --
S130 1904/5 --
S131 1904/5 --
 
Taku 1898 Captured from the Chinese she took part in the siege of Tsingtao in 1914 but was lost.

Destroyers Built from 1906 until the end of WW1

G132 - 136 Class Destroyer.
G132 12th May 1906 Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.
G133 30th June 1906 Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.
G134 23rd July 1906 Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 13th May 1921.
G135 7th September 1906 Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 10th October 1921.
G136 25th August 1906 Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 20th August 1921.
 
G137 24th January 1907 Served as training ship renamed T137 in 1916. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.

Destroyer G137.
 
S138 22nd September 1906 Sunk by mine on 7th July 1918.
S139 12th November 1906 Became a radio controlled target ship renamed Pfeil after 1918. Scrapped in 1945.
S140 22nd December 1906 Sold for scrap on 8th June 1921.

S140, plus others of the class, and their crews.

We think this is the torpedo boat S140, as well as three other torpedo boats of the same class in the background.  The men shown are most likely the crew of all 4 ships together.  The original postcard is postmarked from Sassnitz, 1913.

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S141 7th February 1907 Became a radio controlled target ship renamed Blitz after 1918. Scrapped in 1933.
S142 6th March 1907 Sold for scrap on 13th June 1921.
S143 6th April 1907 Sunk by mines on 3rd August 1914 she was later raised & repaired, eventually sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
S144 27th April 1907 Sold for scrap on 10th April 1929.
S145 8th June 1907 Sold for scrap on 8th June 1921.
S146 27th June 1907 Sold for scrap on 10th April 1929.
S147 3rd August 1907 Sold for scrap on 21st May 1921.
S148 11th September 1907 Scrapped in 1935.
S149 19th October 1907 Scrapped after 1927.

S138 - 149 Class Destroyer.  
 
V150 1st August 1907 Sank after colliding with V157 on 18th May 1915.
V151 14th September 1907 Given to America after the war she was scrapped in 1949.
V152 11th October 1907 Scrapped in 1935.
V153 13th November 1907 Given to America after the war and scrapped in 1949.
V154 19th December 1907 Scrapped in 1935.
V155 28th January 1908 Scuttled on 22nd April 1945.
V156 29th February 1908 Scuttled on 3rd May 1945.
V157 29th May 1908 Sunk by mines on 22nd October 1943.

V157 (T157), 1908.

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V158 23rd June 1908 Given to Russia after the war and scrapped.

German V Class Destroyers  (V158 nearest).  

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V159 18th July 1908 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V160 12th September 1908 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

V Class Destroyers, 1915.

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V150 - V160 Class destroyer.  armament 2 x 24 pounder and 2 machine guns, 3 x 18in TT.
 
V161 21st April 1908 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
 
V162 9th May 1909 Sunk by mines on 15th August 1916.
V163 24th May 1909 Scrapped in 1921.
V164 27th May 1909 Scrapped in 1920.
 
S165 26th November 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

S165, launched on 26th November 1910.

Sunk HMS Goliath on 13th May 1915. Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

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S166 27th December 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
S167 15th February 1911 Sold for scrap on 3rd September 1921.
S168 16th March 1911 Scrapped after 1927.
 
G169 29th December 1908 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

G 169.

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G170 3rd March 1909 Sold for scrap on 27th September 1921.
G171 28th May 1909 Sank after colliding with Zähringen on 4th September 1912.
G172 10th July 1909 Sunk by mines on 7th July 1918.
G173 28th July 1909 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G174 8th January 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G175 24th February 1910 Became dispatch ship Sleipner after 1918. Scrapped after 1926.
 
S176 12th April 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
S177 21st May 1910 Sunk by mines on 23rd December 1915.
S178 14th July 1910 Sank after colliding with German cruiser Yorck on 4th March 1913.
S179 27th August 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
 
V180 15th October 1909 Given to Brazil after the war. Scrapped in 1921.
V181 6th November 1909 Given to Japan after the war. Scrapped in 1922.
V182 1st December 1909 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V183 23rd December 1909 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V184 26th February 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V185 9th April 1910 Renamed Blitz in 1933 and given to the USSR after the war.
V186 28th November 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V187 11th January 1911 Sunk on 28th August 1914.
V188 8th February 1911 Sunk by torpedo from British sub on 26th July 1915.
V189 14th March 1911 Given to Britain after the war but grounded herself and was scrapped in 1922.
V190 12th April 1911 Given to America after WW2 and was scuttled in 1946.
V191 2nd June 1911 Sunk by mines on 17th December 1915.
 
G192 5th November 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G193 10th December 1910 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G194 12th January 1911 Sank after being rammed by HMS Cleopatra on 26th March 1916.
G195 8th April 1911 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G196 24th May 1911 Became a trials ship in the Reichsmarine and after WW2 became the Russian ship Pronsitelniy.
G197 23rd June 1911 Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1921.
 
V1 11th September 1911 Scrapped after 1929.
V2 14th October 1911 Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V3 15th November 1911 Grounded herself in 1911 but was refloated. Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V4 23rd December 1911 Sunk by torpedo on 1st June 1916.
V5 25th April 1913 Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V6 28th February 1913 Scrapped after 1929.
 
G7 7th November 1911 Renamed T107 and then given to USSR after WW2 being renamed Porashayushtshiy.
G8 21st December 1911 renamed T108 and then given to Britain after WW2 and scrapped.
G9 31st January 1912 Sunk by mines on 3rd May 1918
G10 15th March 1912 Scuttled on 5th May 1945.
G11 23rd April 1912 Sunk on 3rd April 1945.
G12 15th July 1912 Sunk on 8th September 1915 after colliding with V1.
 
S13 7th December 1911 Blew up on 6th November 1914.
S14 2nd March 1912 Blew up on 19th December 1915.
S15 23rd March 1912 Sunk by mines on 21st August 1917.
S16 22nd June 1912 Sunk by mines on 16th May 1917.
S18 10th August 1912 Scrapped in 1935.
S19 17th October 1912 Sold for scrap on 4th February 1935.
S20 4th December 1912 Sunk by gunfire on 5th June 1917.
S21 11th January 1913 Sank after colliding with the cruiser Hamburg on 21st April 1915.
S22 15th February 1913 Sunk by mines on 26th March 1916.
S23 29th March 1913 Became a training ship and renamed Komet in 1939. Given to Russia after WW2.
S24 28th June 1913 Given to Britain after WW1 but grounded herself during towing in December 1920 and was scrapped.
 
V25 29th January 1914 Sunk by mines on 13th February 1915.
V26 21st February 1914 Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1922.
V27 26th March 1914 Sunk by a British cruiser on 31st May 1916.
V28 9th May 1914 Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1922.
V29 18th August 1914 Sunk by torpedo from HMS Petard.
V30 18th September 1914 Given to Britain after WW1 but was sunk by mines on 20th November 1918 during transfer.
 
S31 20th December 1913 Sunk by mines on 19th August 1915.
S32 28th February 1914 Scuttled on 21st June 1919 she was raised and scrapped in 1925.
S33 4th April 1914 Sunk by torpedo from L11 on 3rd October 1918.
S34 13th June 1914 Sunk by mines on 3rd October 1918.
S35 30th August 1914 Sunk on 31st May 1916 at the battle of Jutland.
S36 17th October 1914 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
 
G37 12th December 1914 Sunk by mines on 4th November 1917.
G38 23rd December 1914 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
G39 16th January 1915 Scuttled on 21st September 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
G40 27th December 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1929.
G41 24th April 1915 Scuttled on 3rd October 1918.
G42 20th May 1915 Sunk by HMS Swift and HMS Broke on 21st April 1917.
 
V43 27th January 1915 Given to America and used as a target. She was sunk on 15th July 1921 by USS Florida.
V44 24th February 1915 Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V45 29th March 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in Britain in 1924.
V46 23rd December 1914 Given to France and scrapped in 1924.
V47 10th June 1915 Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V48 6th August 1915 Sunk on 31st May 1916.
 
S49 10th April 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S50 24th April 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
S51 29th April 1915 Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
S52 12th June 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S53 18th September 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1927.
S54 11th October 1915 Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1921.
S55 6th November 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S56 11th December 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
S57 8th January 1916 Sunk by mines on 10th November 1916.
S58 5th February 1916 Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
S59 16th February 1916 Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
S60 3rd April 1916 Scrapped in 1920.
S61 8th April 1916 Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
S62 13th May 1916 Sunk by mines on 10th July 1918.
S63 27th May 1916 Given to Italy becoming Ardemitoso until 1937.
S64 21st August 1916 Sunk by mines on 18th October 1917.
S65 14th October 1916 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
S66 21st November 1916 Sunk by mines on 10th July 1918.
 
V67 3rd August 1915 Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V68 24th August 1915 Sunk by mines on 8th August 1918.
V69 18th August 1915 Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V70 14th October 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1929.
V71 1st September 1915 Scrapped in 1921.
V72 30th December 1915 Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
V73 24th September 1915 Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V74 29th October 1915 Scuttled on 3rd October 1918.
V75 15th January 1916 Sunk by mines on 10th November 1916.
V76 27th February 1916 Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
V77 28th February 1916 Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V78 19th February 1916 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
V79 18th April 1916 Given to France after the war and renamed Pierre Durand until scrapped in 1933.
V80 Unknown Beached on 21st June 1919 she was given to Japan but was scrapped in England in 1922.
V81 27th May 1916 Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V82 5th July 1916 Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V83 10th June 1916 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
V84 17th August 1916 Sunk by mines on 26th May 1917.
 
G85 24th July 1915 Sunk by HMS Swift and HMS Broke on 21st April 1917.
G86 24th August 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
G87 22nd September 1915 Sunk by mines on 30th March 1918.
G88 16th October 1915 Sunk by torpedo on 8th April 1917.
G89 11th December 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1926.
G90 15th January 1916 Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
G91 16th November 1915 Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
G92 15th February 1916 Beached on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1921/22.
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