SMS V105-Class (Type 1914 Ultimate)
Ultimate WWI Destroyer - Pinnacle of German Design (36.5 Knots!) - 12 ships commissioned 1915-1916: V105-V116. Type 1914 ultimate design, absolute pinnacle of German WWI destroyer evolution. 854 tons (largest WWI German destroyers), 3× 10.5cm guns, 2× 8.8cm AA guns (enhanced AA), 6× 50cm torpedoes, 36.5 knots (highest WWI speed!). Most powerful engines ever (22,000 SHP turbines), longest range ever (2,800 nm), best seakeeping of all WWI destroyers. Advanced fire control, improved stability for heavy seas. Late war completion (1915-1916) meant very limited combat service. Last WWI destroyer class before Treaty of Versailles. Represents culmination of 18 years of German destroyer development (1898-1916). Survivors scrapped 1919-1920 under Treaty of Versailles.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 854 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1010 t
- Length
- 282.2 ft
- Beam
- 29.9 ft
- Crew
- 87
- Ships built
- 12
- Commissioned
- 1915-1916
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 33.5 kn
- Range
- 2800 nm at 17 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× 10.5cm SK L/45
- Secondary guns
- 2× 8.8cm SK L/45 AA
- Torpedoes
- 6× 50cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Advanced optical sighting with rangefinder
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 33.9
- Research cost
- 2,983
- Credit cost
- 23,730
Notable
- Ultimate WWI destroyer design (Type 1914 pinnacle)
- Largest WWI German destroyers (854 tons)
- Highest WWI speed (36.5 knots!)
- Most powerful engines (22,000 SHP)
- Longest range ever (2,800 nm)
- Enhanced AA armament (2× 8.8cm AA)
- 12 ships built (V105-V116)
- Best seakeeping of all WWI destroyers
- Advanced fire control systems
- Improved stability for heavy seas
- Late war completion (1915-1916)
- Last WWI destroyer class before Versailles
- Culmination of 18 years of development (1898-1916)