SMS Albatross (1871)
For other ships of the same name, see SMS Albatross.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SMS Albatross |
| Namesake: | albatross |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Launched: | 11 March 1871 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1871 |
| Struck: | 9 January 1899 |
| Fate: | foundered in storm, March 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 786 metric tons (774 long tons; 866 short tons) |
| Length: | 56.95 metres (186.8 ft) o/a |
| Beam: | 8.32 metres (27.3 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.62 metres (11.9 ft)-3.75 metres (12.3 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam engines with 491 indicated horsepower (366 kW) |
| Sail plan: | 710 square metres (7,600 sq ft) |
| Speed: | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Range: | 1,270 nautical miles (2,350 km; 1,460 mi) @ 10 kn |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 98 men |
| Armament: | 2 built-up guns 15 L/22 2 built-up guns 12 L/33 |
SMS Albatross was a gunboat of the Imperial German Navy built in 1871. She served as a gunboat overseas until she became a survey vessel in 1888. Struck from the list on 9 January 1899, she was sold and used as a collier until she foundered in a storm in March 1906.
References
- Erich Gröner, Panzerschiffe, Linienschiffe, Schlachtschiffe, Flugzeugträger, Kreuzer, Kanonenboote = Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945 Vol.I, Bernard & Graefe, 1982, ISBN 3-7637-4800-8, p. 162