SMS G42
SMS G42 (left) being rammed by HMS Broke in the English Channel on 20 April 1917 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Ordered | 1914 Peacetime order |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched | 20 May 1915 |
| Commissioned | 10 November 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk by HMS Broke, 21 April 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | V25-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 1,147 t (1,129 long tons) deep load |
| Length | 83.0 m (272 ft 4 in) long oa |
| Beam | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 33.5 kn (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph) |
| Range | 1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) ay |
| Complement | 87 officers and sailors |
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SMS G42 was a 1913 Type Large Torpedo Boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I, and the 18th ship of her class.