D.K.M. T26
1943
(Neptun 1067a)
- Class: Type 39 - 15 Torpedoboote of 1939
- Displacement: 1,297 tons
- Dimensions: 336'3" (oa) 318'3" (wl) x 32'9" x 10'8"
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, 32,000 shp = 33.5 knots
- Armament: 4-4.1in (4x1), 4-37mm AA (2x2), 7-20mm (1x4+3x1) AA guns; 6-21.7in (2x3) TT; fitted for minelaying, 59 mines
- Complement: 306
- Builder: Schichau, Elbing
- Laid Down:
- Launched:
- Commissioned: 27 Feb 1943
- Notes: Part of the 4th Torpedo-boat Flotilla stationed in western France and used to escort convoys, blockade-runners, and U-boats through the Bay of Biscay. On 28 Dec 1943, torpedo-boats T25 and T26 and destroyer Z27 were sunk in action with British cruisers HMS Glasgow and Enterprise while attempting to bring a blockade-runner home.
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