S.M.S. Y (1884)
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| Y (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Yarrow, Chiswick[1] |
| Laid down: | 1884[2] |
| Launched: | 12 May, 1884[3] |
| Commissioned: | 8 May, 1885[4] |
| Stricken: | 30 January, 1899[5] |
| Sold: | 1900[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Y was a torpedo boat completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1885.
Construction
Y was a typical Yarrow torpedo boat, and was launched at their Chiswick shipyard on 12 May, 1884.[7]
Service
Y was commissioned for experimental duties on 8 May, 1885 and subsequently served as a harbor torpedo boat as well. She was stricken on 30 January, 1899, sold the next year, and broken up at Hamburg.[8]
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. 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.
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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