SMS V25
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 German Empire
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| Ordered: | 1913 |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan, Stettin |
| Launched: | 29 January 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 27 June 1914 |
| Fate: | Sunk 13 February 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | V25-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement: | 975 t (960 long tons) |
| Length: | 78.5 m (257 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 3.63 m (11 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 23,500 PS (23,200 shp; 17,300 kW) |
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| Speed: | 33.5 kn (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph) |
| Range: | 1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement: | 83 officers and sailors |
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SMS V25 was a V25-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. The ship was built by AG Vulcan at Stettin in Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), and was completed in June 1914. The ship was sunk by a British mine on 13 February 1915.
In 1913, the Imperial German Navy placed orders for 12 high-seas torpedo boats, with six each ordered from AG Vulcan (V25–V30) and Schichau-Werke (S31–S36). While the designs built by each shipyard were broadly similar, they differed from each other in detail, and were significantly larger and more capable than the small torpedo boats built for the German Navy in the last two years.
V25 was launched from AG Vulcan's Stettin shipyard on 29 January 1914 and commissioned on 27 June 1914.
V25 was 78.5 metres (257 ft 7 in) long overall and 77.8 metres (255 ft 3 in) at the waterline, with a beam of 8.33 metres (27 ft 4 in) and a draft of 3.63 metres (11 ft 11 in). Displacement was 812 tonnes (799 long tons) normal and 975 tonnes (960 long tons) deep load. Three oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to 2 sets of AEG-Vulcan steam turbines rated at 23,500 metric horsepower (23,200 shp; 17,300 kW), giving a speed of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph). 225 tonnes (221 long tons) of fuel oil was carried, giving a range of 1,080 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,240 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).
Armament 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. The ship had a complement of 83 officers and men.
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