SMS S31
Appearance
Two torpedo boats of the Imperial German Navy, both built by Schichau-Werke at their Elbing shipyard have been named SMS S31:
- SMS S31 (1886), launched in 1886, was a small S7-class torpedo boat. She was renamed T31 in 1910 and was sold for scrap in 1920.[1]
- SMS S31 (1913), launched in 1913, was a V25-class torpedo boat . She was sunk on 19 October 1915 after being mined during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Gröner 1983, p. 32
- ^ Gröner 1983, p. 54
References
[edit]- Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote. Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.