 Photo of T1 from the US Office of Naval Intelligence 1942 Ship Recognition Manual
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| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | T1 |
| Ordered | 16 November 1935 |
| Builder | Schichau, Elbing, East Prussia |
| Yard number | 1380 |
| Laid down | 14 November 1936 |
| Launched | 17 February 1938 |
| Completed | 1 December 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 9 April 1945 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Type 35 torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 859 t (845 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 84.3 m (276 ft 7 in) o/a |
| Beam | 8.62 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 2.83 m (9 ft 3 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 119 |
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The German torpedo boat T1 was the lead ship of her class of a dozen torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during the late 1930s. Completed in late 1939, she was assigned to escort minelayers as they laid their minefields in the English Channel in September 1940. The boat participated in an abortive attempt to attack several convoys off the Scottish coast two months later. T1 ran aground in January 1941 and was under repair until July. The following month she was placed in reserve and was reactivated in June 1942 for duty with the Torpedo School. In April 1944 the boat returned to active duty and was assigned to the Baltic Sea area. She escorted a bombardment mission in January 1945 and was sunk during an air raid on 9 April while refitting.