SMS V116

SMS V116

SMS "V116" was a Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. She was the fourth ship of her class to be laid down, but the first ship of her class to be launched.

Design

The Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class marked a significant departure from previous Imperial German torpedo boat design. The German admiralty found their torpedo boats were too lightly armed to compete with British torpedo boats, so the 1916 class was scaled up to such an extent it would have been considered a destroyer in any other Navy. The German Navy nevertheless retained the "torpedo boat" classification.

Construction

Built by Vulcan Stettin, Germany, she was commissioned in May 1918. The "V" in "V116" refers to the shipyard at which she was constructed.

ervice

"V116" never saw service during World War I as she was commissioned near the end of hostilities. She was transferred to the Italian Navy on 01 June 1920 and renamed "Premuda". The "Premuda" served in the Italian Navy until 1939 when she was scrapped at La Spezia.

ee also

* SMS "S113"

References

* [http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/torpedoboats/gtb1916/tech.html "Technical specs of the Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class"]


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