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S138-class large torpedo boat
Photo: Arthur Renard · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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S138-classlargetorpedoboat

Torpedo Boats · Germany · 1906
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S138-classlargetorpedoboat

S138-class large torpedo boat
S138-class large torpedo boat Photo: Arthur Renard · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Germany
CategoryTorpedo Boats
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1906–1911
Operators2 countries
Quantity65
Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
S138-class large torpedo boat
Country
Production
1906–1911
Quantity
65
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationTorpedo boat
  • Ship TypeTorpedo boat
  • Builder / ShipyardSchichau, AG Vulcan, Germaniawerft
  • Laid Down1906
  • Commissioned1907
  • Ships in Class38
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement533 t
  • Full Load Displacement684 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)70.7 m
  • Length (waterline)70.2 m
  • Beam7.8 m
  • Draft2.75 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
  • Total Complement80
  • Officers3
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-shaft
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power6,000 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed59 kn
  • Range3,500
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun8.8 cm SK L/35
  • Main Gun Calibre88 mm
  • Main Gun Count2
  • Secondary Guns5 cm SK L/40
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
  • Torpedo Tubes3
▲Survivability2MOD.2
◎Fleet Status1MOD.1
  • Completed65
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1906Production started
  2. 1911Production ended
  3. 1914First deployment: World War I
120
years in service
5
years in production
65
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
S138-class large torpedo boatSALES1records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
—Turkey4——
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
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