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{{Short description|Imperial German Navy torpedo boat}}
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| Ship ordered =  1913
| Ship builder =  [[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]], [[Stettin]]
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| Ship commissioned = 19 October 1914
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| Ship fate =  Sunk at the [[Battle of Jutland]], 31 May 1916
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| Ship displacement = {{convert|975|t|LT|abbr=on}}
| Ship length =  {{convert|78.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam =  {{convert|8.33|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft = {{convert|3.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = * 3 × [[water tube boiler]]s
* 2 × AEG Vulcan [[Steam Turbine]]s
|Ship power={{convert|23500|PS|shp kW|abbr=on}}
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| Ship speed =  {{convert|33.5|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship range ={{convert|1950|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|17|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement =  83 officers and sailors
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| Ship armament =*3 × [[8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|abbr=on}} L/45]] guns
*6 × 500 mm [[torpedo tube]]s
*24 [[Naval mine|mine]]s
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'''SMS ''V29'''''{{#tag:ref| "SMS" stands for "''[[Seiner Majestät Schiff]]''" ({{trans|His Majesty's Ship)|group=lower-alpha}}|group=lower-alpha}}{{#tag:ref|The "V" in ''V29'' denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her, in this case AG Vulcan.<ref name="conways06 p164">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p=164}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} was a {{sclass|V25|torpedo boat}} of the [[Imperial German Navy]] that served during the [[First World War]]. The ship was built by [[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]] at [[Stettin]] in Prussia (now [[Szczecin]] in Poland), and was completed in September 1914. The ship took part in the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]] and the [[Battle of the Gulf of Riga]] in 1915, and was sunk at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May 1916.
==Construction and design==
In 1913, the [[Imperial German Navy]] decided to build larger and more seaworthy torpedo boats in place of the smaller {{sclass|V1|torpedo boat}}s that had been ordered in 1911 and 1912, which had not proved successful. The new, larger, designs would, as well as being more seaworthy, carry a heavier armament and would be oil-fueled only, rather than use the mix of oil- and coal-fueled boilers that German torpedo boats had used up to then. As was normal, orders were placed for a flotilla of 12 torpedo boats in the 1913 fiscal year, with 6 each ordered from [[AG Vulcan]] (''V25''–''V30'') and [[Schichau-Werke]] (''S31''–''S36''). The two groups of torpedo boats were of basically similar layout but differed in detailed design.<ref>{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Gray|1985|pp=164, 168}}</ref>
''V29'' was {{convert|78.5|m|ftin}} long [[length overall|overall]] and {{convert|77.8|m|ftin}} [[waterline length|at the waterline]], with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|8.33|m|ftin}} and a [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|3.63|m|ftin}}. [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|812|t|LT}} normal and {{convert|975|t|LT}} deep load.<ref name="Grob2 p53">{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|p=53}}</ref> Three oil-fired [[water-tube boiler]]s fed steam to 2 sets of AEG-Vulcan [[steam turbine]]s rated at {{convert|23500|PS|shp kW}}, giving a speed of {{convert|33.5|kn}}. {{convert|225|t|LT}} of fuel oil was carried, giving a range of {{convert|1080|nmi}} at {{convert|20|kn}}.<ref name="conways06 p168">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p=168}}</ref>
Armament consisted of three [[8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun]]s in single mounts, together with six 50&nbsp;cm (19.7&nbsp;in) [[torpedo tube]]s with two fixed single tubes forward and 2 twin mounts aft. Up to 24 [[Naval mine|mine]]s could be carried.<ref name="conways06 p168"/><ref name="Grob2 p53"/> The ship had a complement of 83 officers and men.<ref name="conways06 p168"/>
''V29'' was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] from AG Vulcan's Stettin shipyard on 18 August 1914 and commissioned on 19 October 1914.<ref name="Grob2 p54">{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|p=54}}</ref>
==Service==
On 15 December 1914 the German [[battlecruiser]] squadron under the command of [[Franz von Hipper]] set out on an [[Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby|attack]] on the British east coast towns of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], [[Hartlepool]], [[West Hartlepool]] and [[Whitby]], with the intent of drawing out parts of the British [[Grand Fleet]] where it could be [[Defeat in detail|defeated in detail]]. ''V29'' was part of the escort for Hipper's heavy ships, but after suffering from condenser problems, was ordered to turn back.<ref>{{Harvnb|Massie|2007|p=328}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Groos|1923|pp=64–65, Karte 4}}</ref> On 23 January 1915, a German force of [[battlecruiser]]s and [[light cruiser]]s, escorted by torpedo boats, and commanded by Admiral [[Franz von Hipper]], made a sortie to attack British fishing boats on the [[Dogger Bank]].<ref name="castlesp377">{{Harvnb|Massie|2007|p=377}}</ref> ''V29'', part of the 18th Torpedo Boat Half-Flotilla, formed part of the escort for Hipper's force.<ref>{{Harvnb|Groos|1923|pp=193, 214}}</ref> British Naval Intelligence was warned of the raid by radio messages decoded by [[Room 40]], and sent out the Battlecruiser Force from [[Rosyth]], commanded by Admiral [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|Beatty]] aboard {{HMS|Lion|1910|6}} and the [[Harwich Force]] of light cruisers and destroyers, to intercept the German force.<ref name="castlesp375-0">{{Harvnb|Massie|2007|pp=377–380}}</ref> The British and German Forces met on the morning of 24 January in the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]]. On sighting the British, Hipper ordered his ships to head south-east to escape the British, who set off in pursuit.<ref name="castles p385">{{Harvnb|Massie|2007|p=385}}</ref> The armoured cruiser {{SMS|Blücher||2}} was disabled by British shells and was sunk, but the rest of the German force escaped, with the German battlecruiser {{SMS|Seydlitz||2}} badly damaged.<ref>{{Harvnb|Massie|2007|p=413}}</ref>
On 12 February 1915, five torpedo boats of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, including ''V29'', were deployed to screen minesweeping operations near the [[Amrum Bank]] in the [[North Sea]]. When ''V25'' did not return from this operation, a search found wreckage north of [[Helgoland]]. At the time it was believed that she had been sunk by a British submarine, with ''V29'' and {{SMS|V27||2}} claiming to have seen and avoided torpedoes, while {{SMS|S33|1914|2}} claimed to have seen a [[periscope]]. In fact, no British submarines were in the vicinity, and ''V25'' had probably been sunk by a British mine. All 79 of her crew were lost.<ref name="conways06 p168"/><ref name="Grob2 p54"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Naval Staff Monograph No. 29|1925|pp=72–73}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Groos|1924|p=30}}</ref>
In August 1915, German naval forces in the [[Baltic Sea]], supported by the [[High Seas Fleet]], carried out the [[Battle of the Gulf of Riga]] This was an attempt to enter the Gulf of Riga, destroy Russian naval forces in the Gulf and to mine the northern entrances to the Gulf in order to prevent Russian reinforcements.<ref name="halp1968">{{Harvnb|Halpern|1994|pp=196–198}}</ref> ''V29'' was part of the forces taking part in the battle, sinking a small Russian steamer, the ''Dagmar''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rollmann|1929|pp=270–273}}</ref> The attempt failed with Germany losing the torpedo boats {{SMS|S31|1913|2}} and {{SMS|V99||2}} and the minesweeper [[SMS S46|''T46'']], while failing to destroy any major Russian warships or lay the planned minefield.<ref name="halp1968"/>
''V29'' participated in the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the 18th Half Flotilla of the 9th Flotilla,<ref name="Camp p25">{{Harvnb|Campbell|1998|p=25}}</ref> in support of the German battlecruisers.<ref name="Camp p13">{{Harvnb|Campbell |1998|p=13}}</ref> The 9th Flotilla, including ''V29'', took part in a torpedo attack on British battlecruisers from about 17:26 [[Central European Time|CET]] (16:26 [[GMT]]). The attack was disrupted by British destroyers, and ''V29'' was hit in the [[stern]] by a torpedo from the British destroyer {{HMS|Petard|1916|2}}. ''V29''{{'}}s [[Bow (ship)|bow]] remained afloat for 30 minutes before sinking, allowing her to launch four torpedoes at the British battle cruisers, while her crew were taken off by the torpedo boats {{SMS|V26||2}} and {{SMS|S35|1914|2}}.<ref>{{Harvnb|Campbell|1998|pp=50, 58}}</ref> Later in the day, ''S35'' was sunk by shellfire from the British battleship {{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|2}} while attempting another torpedo attack, with all ''S35''{{'}}s crew killed along with the survivors from ''V29'' who had been taken aboard earlier.<ref>{{Harvnb|Campbell|1998|pp=210–211}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Campbell states 33 of ''V29''{{'}}s crew were killed and 4 wounded,<ref>{{Harvnb|Campbell|1998|p=339}}</ref> while Gröner states 43 dead.<ref name="Grob2 p54"/>|group=lower-alpha}}
==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting|year=1998|location=London|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|isbn=0-85177-750-3}}
*{{cite book|editor-last1=Gardiner|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last2=Gray|editor-first2=Randal|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-245-5}}
* {{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote |year=1983 |publisher=Bernard & Graef Verlag |location=Koblenz |language=de |isbn=3-7637-4801-6 }}
* {{cite book |last=Groos |first=O. |title=Der Krieg in der Nordsee: Dritter Band: Von Ende November 1914 bis Unfang Februar 1915 |series=Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 |year=1923 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn |language=de |url=https://www.digar.ee/arhiiv/et/raamatud/17105 |via=National Library of Estonia}}
* {{cite book |last=Groos |first=O. |title=Der Krieg in der Nordsee: Vierter Band: Von Anfang Februar bis Ende Dezember 1915 |series=Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918 |year=1924 |location=Berlin |publisher=Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn |url=https://www.digar.ee/arhiiv/et/raamatud/17104 |language=de |via=National Library of Estonia }}
* {{cite book |last=Halpern |first=Paul G. |title=A Naval History of World War I |year=1994 |publisher=UCL Press |location=London |isbn=1-85728-498-4 }}
*{{cite book|last=Massie|first=Robert K.|title=Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea|year=2007 |publisher=Vintage Books|location=London|isbn=978-0-099-52378-9}}
*{{cite book|title=Monograph No. 29: Home Waters—Part IV. From February to July 1915|series=Naval Staff Monographs (Historical)|volume=XIII|year=1925|publisher=The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Naval-Staff-Monographs-Vol.XIII_opt.pdf|ref={{harvid|Naval Staff Monograph No. 29|1925}}}}
* {{cite book|last=Rollmann|first=Heinrich|title=Der Krieg in der Ostsee: Zweiter Band: Das Kreigjahr 1915|series=Der Krieg zur See: 1914–1918|year=1929|location=Berlin|publisher=Verlag von E. S. Mittler und Sohn|url=https://archive.org/details/derkrieginderost02firl|language=de}}
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