German torpedo-boat T-26 was a torpedo boat (a type of small destroyer popular in European navies) built for the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Built by Schichau of Elbing, T-26 was one of fifteen Type 39 torpedo boats, sometimes referred to as the Elbing class. She was laid down in 1941, launched on 18 February 1942 and commissioned on 27 February 1943. T-26 was assigned to general escort duties and stationed in Occupied France on the Bay of Biscay.