Kriegsmarine Torpedo Boats

Enemy Torpedo Boats
  • TA1-6 were captured French TBs of the Le Fier class. Captured duringthe early stages of construction, Germany took over construction, butwas unable to complete any of the six.
TA1 – Le Fier
History
Aug 10-11, 1944 Scuttled at Nantes incomplete. Damaged fromeariler air raids
Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
TA2 – L’Agile
History
Sep 16, 1943 Destroyed at Nantes by USAAF air raid whilefitting out

Aug 10-11, 1944 Scuttled at Nantes incomplete

Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
TA3 – L’Alsacien
History
Aug 10-11, 1944 scuttled at Nantes incomplete
Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
TA4 – l’Entreprenant
History
Sep 16, 1943 Destroyed at Nantes by USAAF air raidwhile fitting out.
Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
TA5 – La Farouche
History
Aug 10-11, 1944 scuttled at Nantes incomplete
Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
TA6 – Le Corse
History
Aug 10-11, 1944 Scuttled at Nantes incomplete Damaged fromeariler air raids.
Stats
1,010/1,337 std/fl; 3x102mm,2x37mm, 9x20mm, 6x533mm TT, 33kts.
  • TA7 and TA8 were Norwegian destroyers that were taken over while underconstruction, but never completed due to sabotage.
TA7
History
Sep 27, 1944 Destroyed by sabotage at Horten, Norway whilefitting out.
Stats
1,694 tons fl,3x120mm, 2x37mm, 6x20mm, 4x533mm TT; 34kts.
TA8
History
Feb 23, 1945 Badly damaged in RAF raid on Horten whilefitting out.
Stats
1,694 tons fl,3x120mm, 2x37mm, 6x20mm, 4x533mm TT; 34kts.
TA9-TA13 were French Bombarde class TBs. They were taken over by theItalian Navy (ex IT FR42) prior to coming under German control.
TA9 – Bombarde
History
Mar 23, 1936 Launched.

Aug 23, 1944 Sunk in USAAF raid at Toulon.

Stats
680/895 tons std/fl; 2x100mm/40,2x551mm TT, 34 kts.
TA10 – La Pomone
History
Jan 25, 1935 Launched.

Sep 23, 1943 Damaged 10 miles south of Rhodes by Royal Navy DestroyerEclipse while escorting a convoy.

Sep 26, 1943 TA10 is scuttled at Prassos Bay, Rhodes because hermachinery was burnt out.

Stats
680/895 tons std/fl; 2x100mm/40,2x551mm TT, 34 kts.
TA11 – L’Iphigenie
History
Apr 18, 1935 Launched.

Sep 9-10, 1943 sunk at Bastia, Corsica by gunfire of Italian TB Alilseoand corvette Cormorano.

Stats
680/895 tons std/fl; 2x100mm/40,2x551mm TT, 34 kts.
TA12 – Baliste
History
Mar 17, 1937 Launched

Aug 22, 1943 Damaged in action with RN DD Eclipse off Cape Prasonesi,Rhodes. Beached and subsequently destroyed in an air attack.

Stats
680/895 tons std/fl; 2x100mm/40,2x551mm TT, 34 kts.
TA13 – La Bayonnaise
History
Jan 28, 1936 Launched.

Aug 25, 1944 scuttled at Toulon incomplete

Stats
680/895 tons std/fl; 2x100mm/40,2x551mm TT, 34 kts.
TA14
History
This vessel was originally the Italian Turbine.

Jul 21, 1927 Launched. Turbine class destroyer.

Sep 9, 1943 Captured intact at Piraeus

Nov 12, 1943 9th TB FLOT (TA14, TA15, TA17, TA19) escorted steamerscarrying the 22nd ID for attack on Keros.

Nov 15-16, 1943 TA14, TA15 & TA16 transported troops from Piraeus toCalino

Nov 19, 1943 TA14, TA15 and TA19 land supplies on Leros

Feb 2, 1944 Bombed in the engine room while escorting convoy NE ofAmorgos.

June 1, 1944 9th TB FLOT (TA14, TA16, TA17, TA19) and the 21st SC FLOTexperienced a large air attack N of Crete while escorting threefreighters to that island. Two freighters are sunk, with two SCs.

Sep 15, 1944 Sunk at Salamis in USAAF air raid.

Stats
1,070/1,670 tons std/fl; 4x120mm/45, 2x37mm, 8x20mm,4x533mm TT, 33 kts.
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  • TA18
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  • TA20
  • TA21
  • TA22
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  • TA24
  • TA25
  • TA26
  • TA27
  • TA28
  • TA29
  • TA30
  • TA31
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  • TA33
  • TA35
  • TA35
  • TA36
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  • TA38
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  • TA40
  • TA41
  • TA42
  • TA43
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  • TA45
  • TA46
  • TA47
  • TA48
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