page_title: G101-class torpedo boat
hierarchical_section_title: G101-class torpedo boat
caption_attribution_description: A German Imperial Navy Zerstörer Typ G 101 (G101-class destroyer) in about 1915-1916. This class of four ships (G101-104) was begun for Argentina (Santiago, San Luis, Santa Fé, and Tucuman) and taken over after the outbreak of the First World War at the Germaniawerft Shipyard, Kiel (Germany).
context_page_description: The G101 class was a class of four large torpedo boats that were ordered for the Argentine Navy from the German shipyard Germaniawerft in 1912. They were still building on the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 when they were seized on behalf of the Kaiserliche Marine. All four ships completed in 1915 and serving through the rest of the war, with three ships present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Three ships were scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 and one sunk as a target by American aircraft in 1921.
context_section_description: The G101 class was a class of four large torpedo boats (sometimes rated as destroyers) that were ordered for the Argentine Navy from the German shipyard Germaniawerft in 1912. They were still building on the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 when they were seized on behalf of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy). All four ships completed in 1915 and serving through the rest of the war, with three ships present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Three ships were scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 and one sunk as a target by American aircraft in 1921.
caption: A G101-class destroyer underway circa 1916
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