Wacht Class Aviso (1887)
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Two Wacht class avisos were completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1888-1889.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Wacht | AG Weser, Bremen | 1886 | 27 Aug, 1887 | 9 Aug, 1888 | Lost 4 Sep, 1901 |
| Jagd | AG Weser, Bremen | 1887 | 7 Jul, 1888 | 25 Jun, 1889 | Broken up 1920 |
Design & Construction
Performance
The Wachts were poor seaboats that were very wet and pitched and rolled severely, as well as requiring lee helm. Despite this they could sail into a head sea with only slight loss of speed.[1]
Armament
As Completed
- Three 105mm/35 caliber guns
- Three 350mm torpedo tubes, eight torpedoes
1891
- Four 88mm/30 caliber quick-firing guns
- Three 350mm torpedo tubes, eight torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Gröner, Erich (revised and expanded by Dieter Jung and Martin Maass) (1990). German Warships 1815-1945. Volume One: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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