In Service: 15 July 1927 to 31 July 1944
Ordered:
Builder: Reichsmarinewerft,
Wilhelmshaven
Construction No: 106
Laid down: 17 November 1925
Launched: 22 September 1926
Commissioned: 15 July 1927
Type: Torpedo boat
Class: Raptor
Displacement: 924 tons standard 1,290 tons full load
Length: 88.5 m
Beam: 8.3 m
Draft: 3.65 m
Propulsion: 2 × shaft geared steam turbines,
3 × boilers producing up to 24,829 shp
Propellers: 2
Speed: 33.6 knots
Range: 3,600 nautical miles at 17 knots
Crew: 129 men and officers
Armament:
3 × 10.5 cm L/45 Tbts C/32
carried 300 rounds
4 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30
carried 8000 rounds
2 × 2 cm Flak L/65 C/39 before 1941
4 × 2 cm Flak L/65 C/39 after 1941
carried 8000 rounds
6 × 50 cm torpedo tubes before 1931
6 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes after 1931
30 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: Torpedo boats
Articles:
15 July 1927
The torpedo boat Kondor is commissioned.
29 to 30 April 1940
The torpedo boat Kondor escorts the minelayers Roland, Preussen
and Kaiser, Along with, Möwe, Wolf and Leopard, and the
destroyers Richard Beitzen, Bruno Heinemann during the course
of laying mines the torpedo boat Leopard is rammed and lost
by the mine layer Kaiser.
28 to 30 January 1941
The torpedo boat Kondor is transferred to Brest along with
Iltis, Seeadler, and the destroyer Richard Beitzen.
1 to 2 February 1941
The torpedo boat Kondor escorts heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
while leaving Brest. Along with the Seeadler, and the destroyer
Richard Beitzen.
13 to 14 February 1941
The torpedo boat Kondor escorts heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
while returning to Brest. Along with the Seeadler, and the
destroyer Richard Beitzen.
28 June 1944
The torpedo boat Kondor is taken out of active service.
31 July 1944
The torpedo boat Kondor is capsized and destroyed.
Schone
Takes command on July 1928
Ends command on October 1928
Winfried
Hagen
Takes command on October 1928
Ends command on October 1930
Winfried
Hagen
Takes command on September 1931
Ends command on September 1932
Heinz
Bonatz
Takes command on September 1932
Ends command on February 1934
Alfred
Schemmel
Takes command on February 1934
Ends command on September 1934
Conrad
Engelhardt
Takes command on September 1934
Ends command on September 1936
Wegener
Takes command on September 1936
Ends command on March 1938
Adolf
Pfeiffer
Takes command on March 1938
Ends command on July 1938
Hans
Wilcke
Takes command on April 1939
Ends command on October 1940
Kaßbaum
Takes command on October 1940
Ends command on November 1940
Wilhelm
Nickolaus von Lyncker
Takes command on November 1940
Ends command on June 1941
Burkart
Takes command on June 1941
Ends command on July 1942
Holzapfel
Takes command on April 1942
Ends command on May 1942
Peter
Pirkham
Takes command on September 1942
Ends command on December 1943
Hermann
Takes command on December 1943
Ends command on April 1944
Rönnau
Takes command on April 1944
Ends command on June 1944
German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330
German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X
German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378
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