S.M.S. S 66 (1893)
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S 66 was a torpedo boat completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1893.
Construction
Galvanized steel construction. Launched on 27 April 1893.[1]
Service
Commissioned on 30 July, 1893 and reboilered by Schichau in 1902. Renamed T 66 on 4 September, 1914 and used as a minesweeper. Mined and sunk on 18 October, 1917 in the Gulf of Riga (58°18'N, 23°13'E), 17 dead.[2]
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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