German torpedo boat T29

Sister ship T35 in US service, August 1945
History
Nazi Germany
NameT29
Ordered10 November 1939
BuilderSchichau, Elbing, East Prussia
Yard number1488
Completed21 August 1943
FateSunk by gunfire, 26 April 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeType 39 torpedo boat
Displacement
Length102.5 m (336 ft 3 in) o/a
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement206
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

The German torpedo boat T29 was one of fifteen Type 39 torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. Completed in mid-1943, the boat was transferred to France in January 1944. She fought in the Action of 26 April off the coast of Brittany, and was sunk by four Allied destroyers with the loss of 137 crewmen.


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