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Original Imperial German WWI Torpedoboots-Halbflottille - Tellemutze

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Original Item: Only One Available. Very nice condition genuine WW1 German Kaiserliche Marine sailor’s Donald Duck hat. These caps were worn by all Junior NCO’s and enlisted men. The internal crown stiffening wire was removed which was quite common among sailors. The tallies are present. The front reads  "XII. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille. XII." (Roughly translates to Torpedo boats Harbor Flotilla). The size of the hat is approximate a 54cm (6 3/4). Interior lining nicely marked with maker and inspection markings.

Torpedo boats had been operated by the Imperial German Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) from the very beginning. The "Imperial Navy" existed between 1871 and 1919. In 1870 there had been 14 tugboats and harbor vessels and 7 rowing boats, which had been armed with spar torpedoes to protect the Elbe and Weser during the Franco-Prussian War.

60 boats of S 7-class had been built at Schichau, Elbing, 22 boats of S 66-class had been built at Schichau and the boats G 88 and G 89 had been built at Germaniawerft in Kiel.

The first boats had been stricken in 1905. The remaining boats had been renamed in 1910 and 1914 as SM T 11 – SM T 65. S12, T 21, T 25, S 26, S 32, S 41, S 48, T 50 got lost by collisions or storm. The S 66-class boats had been renamed in 1914 as SM T 66 – SM T 89.

In World War I the remaining boats had been used as mine sweepers, school boats and tenders. T 43, T 46, T 47, T 51, T 52, T 54, T 57, T 58, T 64, T 65 and T 66, T 67, T 68, T 78 had been sunk by mines.
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