Type 39 torpedo boat
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The Type 1939 torpedo boats, also known as the Elbing class by the Allies, were a group of 15 torpedo boats that were built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
T-35 in US service, August 1945
The former T35 (as DD-935) running trials off Boston, Massachusetts, 14 September 1945
T24 (foreground) and Z24 under attack, 25 August
Torpedo boat
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A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes.
Confederate torpedo boat CSS David
HMS Lightning, the first modern torpedo boat, built in 1876
Chilean torpedo boats in Valparaíso, used during War of the Pacific
HMS Havock the first modern destroyer, commissioned in 1894