French destroyer Amiral Sénès

History
German Empire
Name	S113
Ordered	1916
Builder	Schichau, Elbing
Launched	31 January 1918
Commissioned	5 August 1919
Fate	Transferred to the French Navy after cessation of hostilities
France
Name	Amiral Sénès
Acquired	1 June 1920
Fate	sunk as a target, 19 July 1938
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	2,415 tonnes (2,377 long tons)
Length	106 m (347 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.84 m (15 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	Schichau geared turbines
Speed	36.9 knots (68.3 km/h; 42.5 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	8 officers and 168 men
Armament	4 × 15 cm (5.9 in) UToF L/45 guns 4 × 60 cm (23.62 in) torpedo tubes 40 mines

The French destroyer Amiral Sénès was a 1916 Type Large Torpedo Boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Built as SMS S113 she was the first ship of her class to be laid down, but the second and final ship of her class to be launched.

Design

The 1916 Type Large Torpedo Boat marked a significant departure from previous Imperial German torpedo boat designs. The German admiralty found their torpedo boats were too lightly armed to compete with British torpedo boats or destroyers, so the 1916 Type was scaled up to such an extent it would have been considered a destroyer in any other Navy. The German Navy nevertheless retained the "torpedo boat" classification.

Service

Built by the Schichau-Werke in Elbing Germany, she was launched in January 1918. The "S" in S113 refers to the shipyard at which she was constructed.

S113 never saw service during World War I as she was commissioned near the end of hostilities. She was transferred to the French Navy on 1 June 1920 and renamed Amiral Sénès. The Amiral Sénès served in the French Navy until 1936 when she was used for gunnery practice and sunk on 19 July 1938.

See also

• SMS V116

References

• Dodson, Aidan (2019). "Beyond the Kaiser: The IGN's Destroyers and Torpedo Boats After 1918". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2019. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 129–144. ISBN 978-1-4728-3595-6.

External links

• Emmerich, M Großes Torpedoboot 1916 (2003) German Naval History