SMS V25-Class (Type 1913)
Largest German Destroyer Class EVER - 71 Ships Built! - Revolutionary mass production program commissioned 1913-1916: V25-V30, G37-G42, S49-S53, V67-V82, S90-S95, V99-V106, H145-H148, T151-T160. Type 1913 design established German torpedo warfare doctrine. 689 tons, 3× 10.5cm guns (upgraded from 8.8cm), 6× 50cm torpedoes (increased from 4×), 34.5 knots. +30% production efficiency through standardized construction across multiple shipyards. Formed backbone of High Seas Fleet destroyer force. Most successful German destroyer program in history. Served entire WWI (1914-1918): Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916 - largest destroyer class engaged), North Sea operations, convoy escort, mine-laying. Heavy losses during war (many ships sunk). Survivors scrapped 1919-1935 under Treaty of Versailles.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 975 t
- Displacement (full)
- 810 t
- Length
- 257.5 ft
- Beam
- 27.3 ft
- Crew
- 75
- Ships built
- 71
- Commissioned
- 1913-1916
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1935
Performance
- Top speed
- 33.5 kn
- Range
- 2400 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
- T3
- Game power
- 38.12
- Research cost
- 7,548
- Credit cost
- 26,684
Notable
- Largest German destroyer class EVER (71 ships built!)
- Mass production program (+30% efficiency)
- Upgraded guns: 3× 10.5cm (vs. 2× 8.8cm)
- Increased torpedo tubes: 6× 50cm (vs. 4×)
- Established German torpedo warfare doctrine
- Backbone of High Seas Fleet destroyer force
- Type 1913 design (refined and proven)
- 689 tons standard (largest WWI destroyers)
- Multiple shipyard production (unprecedented)
- Served entire WWI (1914-1918)
- Battle of Jutland (largest DD class engaged)
- 34.5 knots speed (maintained from earlier classes)