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Tb 98M-class torpedo boat
Photo: Unknown, a search has not located this photograph in standard reference books on the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine. Taken no later than 1921 and not known to ha · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Austria · 1915
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Tb 98M-class torpedo boat
Tb 98M-class torpedo boat Photo: Unknown, a search has not located this photograph in standard reference books on the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine. Taken no later than 1921 and not known to ha · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 40
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Speed
40
Firepower
35
Agility
60
Sensors
20
Range
45
Sea-Keeping
50
Affordability
70
Survivability
30
Versatility
40
Technology
25
Methodology ↗ → Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft ranking
Origin Austria
CategoryPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft
EraWorld War I
In service1915–1916
Operators8 countries
Quantity3
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Variants
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftranking ↗methodology ↗
40
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft MASS Rating
1/15
World War I
170/387
All-Time
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · 10 axes scored
Speed
40
Firepower
35
Agility
60
Sensors
20
Range
45
Sea-Keeping
50
Affordability
70
Survivability
30
Versatility
40
Technology
25
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Tb 98M-class torpedo boat
Category
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft
Country
Austria
Production
1915–1916
Quantity
3
Operators
8 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · WORLD WAR I
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
40
patrol boats & fast attack craft category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull ClassificationSea-going torpedo boat
  • Ship Typetorpedo boat
  • Builder / ShipyardCantiere Navale Triestino
  • Laid Down1915
  • Launched1916
  • Commissioned1916
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement262 t
  • Full Load Displacement330 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)58.2 m
  • Beam5.6 m
  • Draft1.5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement38
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • Propulsion Typesteam turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power3,678 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed28 kn
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
  • Main Gun2 × 66 mm Škoda L/30 guns
  • Main Gun Calibre66 mm
  • Main Gun Count2
⬢Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
▲Fleet Status1MOD.1
  • Completed3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1914First deployment: World War I
  2. 1915Production started
  3. 1916Production ended
111
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 8 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
250t-class torpedo boat 1913
Tb 98M-class torpedo boat 1915
05 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
AustriaRETIREDGermanyRETIREDGreeceRETIREDItalyRETIREDPortugalRETIREDRomaniaRETIREDRussiaRETIREDSerbiaRETIRED
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ASW
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
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Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft World War I Austria Cantiere Navale Triestino variant
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