S.M.S. G (1884)
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| G (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel[1] |
| Work Number: | 21[2] |
| Laid down: | 1884[3] |
| Launched: | 20 Dec 1884[4] |
| Commissioned: | 9 Sep 1885[5] |
| Stricken: | 30 Jan 1899[6] |
| Expended: | post-1904[7] |
| Fate: | Target vessel |
S.M.S. G was a torpedo boat built for the Imperial German Navy in 1884-1885.
Construction
Launched at Germaniawerft, Kiel on 20 December, 1884.[8]
Service
G commissioned on 9 September, 1885 and served as a trials and training boat. She was stricken on 30 January, 1899 and used for subsidiary duties for several more years, including service from 1904 as a tender to the Helga. She was finally used as a target vessel and probably expended in that role.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Armament
- Two 37mm Hotchkiss machine guns
- Two 350mm torpedo tubes, four torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 154.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 154.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 154.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 155.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 263.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 154.
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).
- 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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