SMS Jaguar
Scuttled
| Type | Gunboat |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 guns |
Gunboat of the East Asia station. Destroyed the stranded Shirotae, and was scuttled the day Tsingtao surrendered.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 guns
- 6 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Maxim guns
Armour
- Conning tower: 8 mm (0.31 in)
| Builder | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
|---|---|
| Laid down | September 1897 |
| Launched | 19 September 1898 |
| Commissioned | 4 April 1899 |
| Displacement | Designed: 894 t (880 long tons) Full load: 1,048 t (1,031 long tons) |
| Length | 65.2 m (213 ft 11 in) o/a |
| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Complement | 9 officers 121 enlisted men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
19 September 1898
Siege of Tsingtao
Scuttled
27 August – 7 November 1914
On the day of the surrender