German torpedo boat T-25
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T-25 was a Kriegsmarine
torpedo boat
during the Second World War
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Along with the Z27
and her sister Elbing class torpedo boat
, T26, were attacked by two British cruiser
s in the Bay of Biscay
and sunk on 28 December 1943. Her survivors were rescued by U-505, which picked up 33 men; U-618, which saved 21 from Z27; and by the Irish merchantman , which saved 168, from all three, the day after the attack.
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
torpedo boat
Torpedo boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and...
during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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German destroyer Z27
Z27 was a built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.-External links:*...
and her sister Elbing class torpedo boat
Elbing class torpedo boat
The Elbing class torpedo boats were a class of 15 small warships that served in the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Although classed as Flottentorpedoboot by the Germans, in most respects—displacement, weaponry, usage—they were comparable to contemporary medium-size destroyers...
, T26, were attacked by two British cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
s in the Bay of Biscay
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
and sunk on 28 December 1943. Her survivors were rescued by U-505, which picked up 33 men; U-618, which saved 21 from Z27; and by the Irish merchantman , which saved 168, from all three, the day after the attack.