SMS G37-Class (Type 1913)
Germaniawerft Type 1913 Design - WWI Main Line - 6 ships commissioned 1914-1915: G37-G42. Germaniawerft variant of revolutionary Type 1913 mass production program. Part of 71-ship V25-class family. 691 tons, 3× 10.5cm guns, 6× 50cm torpedoes, 34.8 knots (slightly faster than V-series variants). Best range of Type 1913 design (2,500 nm) with Germaniawerft turbines (17,000 SHP) providing excellent performance. Enhanced seakeeping for North Sea operations. Served entire WWI (1914-1918): High Seas Fleet screening, Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916), North Sea patrols, mine-laying. Several losses during war. Survivors scrapped 1919-1920 under Treaty of Versailles.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1051 t
- Displacement (full)
- 815 t
- Length
- 260.8 ft
- Beam
- 27.6 ft
- Crew
- 75
- Ships built
- 6
- Commissioned
- 1914-1915
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 34 kn
- Range
- 2500 nm at 17 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× 10.5cm SK L/45
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 6× 50cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Optical sighting with rangefinder
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 32.27
- Research cost
- 2,840
- Credit cost
- 22,589
Notable
- Germaniawerft Type 1913 design (G-series)
- Part of V25-class mass production program
- 6 ships built (G37-G42)
- Slightly faster than V-series (34.8 knots)
- Best range of Type 1913 (2,500 nm)
- Germaniawerft turbines (17,000 SHP)
- Enhanced torpedo armament (6× 50cm)
- Served entire WWI (1914-1918)
- Battle of Jutland participants
- WWI main line destroyer