S.M.S. S 74 (1894)
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S 74 was a torpedo boat completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1895
Construction
Galvanized steel construction with two Thornycroft boilers instead of the typical locomotive boilers.[1] Launched on 7 November, 1894.[2]
Service
Commissioned on 25 October, 1895 and reboilered in 1905.[3] Renamed T 74 on 4 September, 1914 and served throughout the war as a minesweeper and tender. Retained by the Reichsmarine until stricken on 26 January, 1921 and sold on 23 April for 110,000M. Broken up at Wilhelmshaven.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Armament
- One 50mm/40 caliber quick-firing gun
- Three 450mm torpedo tubes, four 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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