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'''SMS ''S32'''''{{#tag:ref| "SMS" stands for "''[[Seiner Majestät Schiff]]''" ({{trans|His Majesty's Ship)|group=lower-alpha}}|group=lower-alpha}}{{#tag:ref|The "S" in ''S32'' denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her.<ref name="conways06 p164">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p=164}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} was a {{sclass|V25|torpedo boat|0}} large torpedo boat of the [[Imperial German Navy]] that served during the [[First World War]]. She was built by the [[Schichau-Werke]] shipyard in [[Elbing]], [[East Prussia]], being launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed in September that year.

''S32'' survived the war, and was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] at [[Scapa Flow]] in 1919.

==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>

The 1913 Schichau torpedo boats were {{convert|79.6|m|ftin}} [[length overall|long overall]] and {{convert|79.0|m|ftin}} at the [[waterline length|waterline]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|8.3|m|ftin}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|2.8|m|ftin}}. [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] was {{convert|802|t|LT}} design and {{convert|971|t|LT}} deep load.<ref name=conways06p168>{{Harvnb| Gardiner| Gray|1985|p=168}}</ref>

Three oil-fired [[water-tube boiler]]s fed steam at {{convert|18.5|atm|psi+kPa}} at two sets of Schichau direct-drive [[steam turbine]]s.<ref name=grov2p53>{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|p=53}}</ref> The machinery was rated at {{convert|23500|shp|kW}} and gave a design speed of {{convert|33.5|kn|mph km/h}}. 220 t of oil was carried, giving a range of {{convert|1100|nmi|mi km}} at {{convert|20|kn|mph km/h}}.<ref name=conways06p168/>

The ship was armed with three 8.8&nbsp;cm (3.4&nbsp;in) L/45 guns and six 50&nbsp;cm (19.7&nbsp;in) torpedo tubes, with two single tubes forward and two twin tubes aft of the ship's funnels, with the twin tubes angled out by 15 degrees.<ref name=grov2p53/><ref>{{Harvnb|Friedman|2009|p=177}}</ref> Up to 24 mines could be carried.<ref name=grov2p53/> The ship had a crew of 83 officers and men.<ref name=conways06p168/>

''S32'', [[yard number]] 907, was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 28 February 1914 and was completed on 10 September that year.<ref name=grnv2p53-4>{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|pp=53–54}}</ref>

==Service==
On 12 February 1915, five torpedo boats of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, including ''S32'', 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 ''S32'' claiming to have sighted a [[periscope]], but 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">{{Harvnb|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p=168}}</ref><ref name="Grob2 p54">{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|p=54}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Naval Staff Monograph No. 29|1925|pp=72–73}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Groos|1924|p=30}}</ref> On 23 March 1915, ''S32'' took part in operations in the [[Baltic Sea]] off the coast of East Prussia and Lithuania, supporting a bombardment by German cruisers north of [[Klaipėda|Memel]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Rollmann|1929|pp=16–20}}</ref> In August 1915, ''S32'' took part in the [[Battle of the Gulf of Riga]], an attempt by German forces, supported by the [[High Seas Fleet]], 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 reinforcement. 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. On 20 August, in one of the last actions of the battle, ''S32'' took part in an attack on [[Pernau]], with [[blockships]] being used to block the entrance to the harbour.<ref>{{Harvnb|Halpern|1994|pp=196–198}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Rollmann|1929|pp=274–276}}</ref>

''S32'' took part in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May–1 June 1916, sailing as part of the 1st Half-Flotilla of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla, but later in the battle transferring to the 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla.<ref>{{Harvnb|Campbell|1998|p=52}}</ref> ''S32'', operating on the starboard beam of the battleship {{SMS|König||2}}, was hit by splinters from shells fired by British battleships towards the end of the [[Battle of Jutland#Run to the north|"run to the north"]].<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell|1998|p=111}}</ref>  The 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla launched an unsuccessful torpedo attack against British Battlecruisers at about 18:37, with ''S32'' firing four torpedoes (all of which missed), while also exchanging fire with the crippled British destroyer {{HMS|Shark|1912|6}} before and after the attack and was hit on the [[forecastle]] by a shell from ''Shark''.<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell|1998|pp=161–162}}</ref> Later on, the Germans launched a series of torpedo boat attacks against the British battle line to cover the escape of the German battleships, with ''S32'' taking part in this attack and launching a single torpedo.<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell|1998|pp=215–216}}</ref>  At about 23:30, the British 11th Destroyer Flotilla encountered German warships, and the destroyer {{HMS|Tipperary|1915|2}} flashed a challenge to them to determine if they were British or German. The Germans, including ''S32'' responded with heavy gunfire, and ''Tipperary'' was badly damaged and later sunk. ''S32'' was hit by two British 4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) shells, one of which severed a steam-pipe in the aft boiler room, temporarily immobilising ''S32'', although she later restored power and safely reached port.<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell|1998|pp=286–287, 321}}</ref> Three of ''S32''{{'}}s crew were killed and one wounded during the battle.<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell|1998|p=341}}</ref>

''S32'' was part of the 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla during the inconclusive [[Action of 19 August 1916]], when the German [[High Seas Fleet]] sailed to cover a sortie of the battlecruisers of the 1st Scouting Group.<ref>{{Harvnb| Naval Staff Monograph No. 33|1927|pp=95–96, 260}}</ref>

==Scuttling==
After the end of hostilities, ''S32'' was interned at [[Scapa Flow]] and was [[Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow|scuttled along with most of the rest of the High Seas Fleet]] on 21 June 1919 in Gutter Sound. She was raised by Cox and Danks on 19 June 1925 and sold for scrap.<ref name="Grob2 p54"/><ref name="canmore">{{harvnb|Canmore ID 102261}}</ref>

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==References==

* {{cite book |last=Campbell |first=John |title=Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting |year=1998 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=0-85177-750-3}}
* {{cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War |year=2009 |location=Barnsley, UK |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |isbn=978-1-84832-049-9}}
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner |editor1-first=Robert |editor2-last=Gray |editor2-first=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: 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}}
*{{Canmore|num=102261|desc=SMS S32: Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney|ref={{harvid|Canmore ID 102261}}|access-date=29 October 2021}}
*{{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|title=Monograph No. 33: Home Waters: Part VII: From June 1916 to November 1916|series=Naval Staff Monographs (Historical)|volume= XVII|year=1927|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Naval-Staff-Monographs-Vol.XVII_opt.pdf |publisher=Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division|ref={{harvid|Naval Staff Monograph No. 33|1927}} }}
* {{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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