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History
German Empire
NameSMS S32
BuilderSchichau-Werke, Elbing
Launched12 November 1886
Completed8 December 1886
FateSunk in collision with SMS S76 on 17 August 1910
General characteristics
Displacement119 t (117 long tons) design
Length39.12 m (128 ft 4 in)
Beam5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Draught2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)
Installed power900 PS (890 ihp; 660 kW)
Propulsion1 × Triple expansion steam engine
Speed19.9 kn (22.9 mph; 36.9 km/h)
Complement20
Armament3× 35 cm (14 in) torpedo tubes

SMS S32, was a torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built in 1886 by Schichau at Elbing, as one of a large number of small torpedo boats of similar design built for the German navy. S32 was sunk in a collision with the torpedo boat S76 in the Baltic Sea on 17 August 1910.

Design and construction

In 1884, the Imperial German Navy started to build up a force of torpedo boats, ordering a number of prototypes from several shipyards, both at home and abroad. Following delivery of these prototypes, the Schichau-Werke became the principle supplier of torpedo boats to the German Navy, a position it held for many years, with large orders for torpedo boats of similar, but gradually improving design being placed.

S32 was launched from Schichau's shipyard at Elbing, East Prussia (now Elbląg in Poland) on 12 November 1886 and completed on 8 December 1886. The ship was 39.12 metres (128 ft 4 in) long, with a beam of 5.30 metres (17 ft 5 in) and a draught of 2.52 metres (8 ft 3 in). Displacement was 119 tonnes (117 long tons). She was powered by a three-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine, rated at 900 metric horsepower (890 ihp; 660 kW), which drove a single shaft, giving a speed of 19.9 knots (22.9 mph; 36.9 km/h).

S32 carried three 35 cm (14 in) torpedo tubes, with a single spare torpedo carried. The ship's initial gun armament consisted of a single Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon, which was replaced by a 5 cm SK L/40 gun from 1893. The ship had a crew of 20.

Service

S32 was serving as a training boat as part of the 1st Torpedo Division at Kiel in 1894, and remained on the same duty in 1899. From 5 June 1910, S32 served as the tender for the light cruiser Danzig, which was attached to the naval artillery inspectorate to train the fleet's gunners. On the night of 16/17 August, she was involved in a collision with the torpedo boat S76 in the Kieler Förde. Danzig came to both boats' aid and took off their crews. Both boats sank, although S76 was later salvaged and returned to service.

Notes

  1. "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" (transl. His Majesty's Ship)
  2. The "S" in S32 denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her, in this case Schichau.
  3. Two Hotchkiss guns according to Conway's.

Citations

  1. Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 164
  2. Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, pp. 262–263
  3. Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 32
  4. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 263
  5. ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 31
  6. Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine 1894, p. 35
  7. Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine 1899, p. 36
  8. ^ Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz, p. 218.
  9. Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, pp. 32, 34

References

  • Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
  • Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien: ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart (Band 2) [The German Warships: Biographies: A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present (Vol. 2)] (in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8364-9743-5.
  • Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1894 (in German). Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1894.
  • Rangeliste der Kaiserlisch-Deutschen Marine für das Jahr 1899 (in German). Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. 1899.
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