SMS Nautilus
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| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SMS Nautilus |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost: | 2,879,000 German gold mark |
| Laid down: | 1905 |
| Launched: | 28 August 1906 |
| Commissioned: | 19 March 1907 |
| Struck: | 21 March 1919 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Nautilus-class minelayer |
| Displacement: | 2,345 metric tons (2,308 long tons; 2,585 short tons) |
| Length: | 98.2 m (322 ft 2 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft VTE, 4 Navy boilers, 6,638 indicated horsepower (4,950 kW) |
| Speed: | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) |
| Range: | 3,530 nautical miles (6,540 km; 4,060 mi) @ 9 kn |
| Complement: | 10 officers, 191 men |
| Armament: |
8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns 205 mines |
SMS Nautilus[Note 1] was a German minelaying cruiser built before World War I. The ship was built by AG Weser, Bremen. The ship served during the war, and was scrapped in 1928.[1]
Design
Nautilus was equipped with eight 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns.[Note 2] The guns fired 22 lb shells at a muzzle velocity of 2133 feet per second. The guns could elevate to 25 degrees, for a maximum range of 10,500 yards.[2] The ship also carried 200 mines.
Notes
- ↑ "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German.
- ↑ In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (Schnelladekanone) denotes that the gun is quick loading, while the L/45 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/45 gun is 45 calibers, meaning that the gun is 45 times long as it is in diameter.
Footnotes
References
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906-1922. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
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