SMS G101-Class (Type 1914 Improved)
Type 1914 Improved - Fastest WWI German Destroyers (36 Knots!) - 8 ships commissioned 1915-1916: G101-G108. Germaniawerft Type 1914 improved design, late war refinement. 835 tons (largest German WWI destroyers), 3× 10.5cm guns, 1× 8.8cm AA gun, 6× 50cm torpedoes, 36.0 knots (fastest WWI German destroyers!). Most powerful Germaniawerft turbines (21,000 SHP), longest range (2,700 nm) for extended operations. Enhanced seakeeping and improved fire control over B97-class. Late war completion (1915-1916) meant limited combat service but represented ultimate Germaniawerft WWI destroyer design. Served: Late war High Seas Fleet operations, North Sea patrols, convoy escort. Several losses. Survivors scrapped 1919-1920 under Treaty of Versailles.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1734 t
- Displacement (full)
- 990 t
- Length
- 312.7 ft
- Beam
- 31.1 ft
- Crew
- 85
- Ships built
- 8
- Commissioned
- 1915-1916
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 33.5 kn
- Range
- 2700 nm at 17 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× 10.5cm SK L/45
- Secondary guns
- 1× 8.8cm SK L/45 AA
- Torpedoes
- 6× 50cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Optical sighting with rangefinder
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 39.37
- Research cost
- 7,795
- Credit cost
- 27,559
Notable
- Type 1914 improved (late war refinement)
- Germaniawerft advanced design (G-series)
- 8 ships built (G101-G108)
- Fastest WWI German destroyers (36.0 knots!)
- Longest range (2,700 nm)
- Most powerful Germaniawerft turbines (21,000 SHP)
- Largest German WWI destroyers (835 tons)
- Enhanced AA capability
- Better seakeeping than B97-class
- Improved fire control systems
- Late war completion (1915-1916)
- Ultimate Germaniawerft WWI design