The first new torpedo boats built in Germany after the World War were initially classified as destroyers according to the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles that allowed the Reichsmarine to have twelve ships of this type with a displacement not exceeding 800 tons. The six torpedo boats of the 1923 type, known as the Raubvogel class, were named after birds of prey, the first being the Möwe which was slightly smaller than the rest.

Displacement: standard 924 mt (Möwe 798 mt), full load 1,290 mt (Möwe 1,213 mt).

Dimensions: Waterline length 85.7 m (Möwe 84.7 m), overall length 87.7 m (Möwe 87 mt), beam 8.43 m, maximum draft 3.65 m, depth 5.1 m.

Armament:
  •  3 x 10.5cm/L45
  •  2 x 2cm/L65
  •  6 x 50cm torpedo tubes in two triple mounts (changed to 53.3cm in 1931).
  •  Up to 30 mines.

Propulsion plant: 3 Marine boilers, 2 turbines, 23,000 hp.

Speed: 33 knots (Möwe 32 knots).

Endurance: 2,000 nm at 20 knots, 3,600 nm at 17 knots.

Fuel capacity: 340 mt.

Crew: 120.

Torpedo Boats 1923
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commd.	Fate
MÖWE	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	02.03.1925	24.03.1926	01.10.1926	Bombed in Le Havre 14.06.1944
SEEADLER	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	05.10.1925	15.07.1926	01.05.1927	Torpedoed north of Boulogne 13.05.1942
GREIF	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	05.10.1925	15.07.1926	15.03.1927	Bombed in Seine estuary 24.05.1944
ALBATROS	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	05.10.1925	15.07.1926	15.05.1927	Run aground in Bolærne island, Oslofjord, 10.04.1940
KONDOR	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	17.11.1925	22.09.1926	15.07.1928	Mined 23.05.1944 Scuttled in Le Havre 28.06.1944
FALKE	Marinewerft, Wilhlemshaven	17.11.1925	22.09.1926	15.08.1928	Bombed in Le Havre 14.06.1944