SMS S13-Class (1911 Compact)
Compact 1911 Program Design - Most Maneuverable - 12 ships commissioned 1911-1912: S13-S24. Compact variant of 1911 Program "Large Torpedo Boats", more maneuverable than V1/G7 classes. 568 tons, 2× 8.8cm guns, 4× 50cm torpedoes, 32.8 knots. Shorter hull (229.7 ft vs. 236.2 ft) for better agility in torpedo attacks. 12 ships built (largest 1911 Program class). Served entire WWI (1914-1918): High Seas Fleet screening, Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916), North Sea operations. Survivors scrapped 1919-1920.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 570 t
- Displacement (full)
- 690 t
- Length
- 230.3 ft
- Beam
- 24.9 ft
- Crew
- 60
- Ships built
- 12
- Commissioned
- 1911-1912
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 32 kn
- Range
- 1900 nm at 17 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 2× 8.8cm SK L/30
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 4× 50cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Optical sighting with rangefinder
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 26.56
- Research cost
- 2,337
- Credit cost
- 18,592
Notable
- Compact 1911 Program design (S-series)
- More maneuverable than V1/G7 classes
- 12 ships built (largest 1911 Program class)
- Shorter hull (229.7 ft vs. 236.2 ft)
- Better agility for torpedo attacks
- Served entire WWI (1914-1918)
- Battle of Jutland participants