SMS_G39
SMS G39
Imperial German Navy torpedo boat
SMS G39 was a 1913 Type Large Torpedo Boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I, and the 15th ship of her class.
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| Ordered | 1914 Peacetime order |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched | 16 January 1915 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1915 |
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| Displacement | 1,051 tonnes |
| Length | 79.5 meters |
| Beam | 8.33 m |
| Draft | 3.74 m (fwd); 3.45 meters (aft) |
| Speed | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h) |
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| Complement | 83 officers and sailors |
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Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was commissioned in August 1915. The "G" in G39 refers to the shipyard at which she was constructed.
G39 was assigned to the High Seas Fleet of the Kaiserliche Marine when she participated in the Battle of Jutland. She served as the leader of the First Torpedo Boat Flotilla in this action under the command of Commander Conrad Albrecht. Admiral Hipper transferred from Lützow to G39 during the Battle of Jutland prior to his transfer to the Moltke.
After the end of hostilities, G39 was interned at Scapa Flow and scuttled. One of the crew members on her last voyage was Leopold Bürkner, who later became head of foreign affairs intelligence during the Third Reich. He was interned until 29 January 1920.[1]
The boat was salvaged by Ernest Cox on 3 July 1925.
- "Bürkner, Leopold". Bordgemeinschaft der Emdenfahrer. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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