Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Type 23 torpedo boat
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1925–1928
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · INTERWAR PERIOD
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ 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 ClassificationTorpedo boat
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat
- Builder / ShipyardReichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
- Laid Down1925
- Launched1926
- Commissioned1926
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement798 t
- Standard Displacement923 t
- Full Load Displacement1,290 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)87.7 m
- Length (waterline)85.7 m
- Beam8.25 m
- Draft3.65 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement127
- Officers4
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- Propulsion Type*2 × shafts *2 × geared steam turbine sets
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 2 geared steam turbine sets, 3 water-tube boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power17,151.1 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32 kn
- Cruise Speed19 kn
- Range1,800
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre105 mm
- Main Gun Count3
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost6
- Retired6
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1925Production started
- 1928Production ended
- 1936First deployment: Spanish Civil War
101
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
182PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT16INTERWAR PERIOD · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT728GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS302PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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