In Service: 15 November 1928 to 8 January 1941
Ordered:
Builder: Marinewerft
Construction No: 109
Laid down: 8 March 1927
Launched: 12 October 1927
Commissioned: 15 November 1928
Type: Torpedo boat
Class: Predator
Displacement: 933 tons standard. 1,320 tons full load
Length: 92.6 m
Beam: 8.6 m
Draft: 3.52 m
Propulsion: 2 × shaft geared steam turbines,
3 × boilers producing up to 25,500 shp
Propellers: 2
Speed: 35.2 knots
Range: 3,900 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 November 1928
The torpedo boat Wolf is commissioned.
29 to 30 April 1940
The torpedo boat Wolf escorts the minelayers Roland, Preussen
and Kaiser, Along with, Möwe, Kondor 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.
8 January 1941
The torpedo boat Wolf hits a mine and sinks. 45 crew lost.
Position 51° 05N 02° 08E.
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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