SMS S23
Country of origin
German Empire
ManufacturerSchichau-Werke
SMS S23 was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was built by Schichau-Werke, at their Elbing shipyard, completing in 1913.
S23 served as part of the German High Seas Fleet through the First World War, taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. The ship continued in German service after the end of the war, as part of the Weimar Republic's Reichsmarine, and was renamed T23 in 1932, continuing as part of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine from 1935. The ship was renamed T123 in 1939, and later that year, was converted into a control ship for radio-controlled target ships, being renamed Komet. She was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1946 following the end of the Second World War.
S23 served as part of the German High Seas Fleet through the First World War, taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. The ship continued in German service after the end of the war, as part of the Weimar Republic's Reichsmarine, and was renamed T23 in 1932, continuing as part of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine from 1935. The ship was renamed T123 in 1939, and later that year, was converted into a control ship for radio-controlled target ships, being renamed Komet. She was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1946 following the end of the Second World War.
