SMS Wacht
Wacht in 1899
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 German Empire
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| Name: | SMS Wacht |
| Builder: | AG Weser |
| Laid down: | 1886 |
| Launched: | 27 August 1887 |
| Commissioned: | 9 August 1888 |
| Fate: | Sunk in collision 4 September 1901 |
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| Class and type: | Wacht-class aviso |
| Displacement: | 1,499 metric tons (1,475 long tons; 1,652 short tons) |
| Length: | 85.8 m (281 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 9.66 m (31 ft 8 in) |
| Draft: | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 3-cylinder double expansion engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 2,440 nmi (4,520 km; 2,810 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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SMS Wacht was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy, the lead ship of her class. She had one sister ship, Jagd. Wacht was built by the AG Weser shipyard; she was laid down in 1886, launched in August 1887, and commissioned in August 1888. She served in the active fleet through the 1890s and participated in numerous training exercises. Her career was cut short on 4 September 1901, when she collided with the old ironclad SMS Sachsen. The latter's ram bow holed Wacht under the waterline and caused her to rapidly sink. Her crew was safely rescued, however, and there were no casualties.
Wacht was 85.5 meters (281 ft) long overall and had a beam of 9.66 m (31.7 ft) and a maximum draft of 3.74 m (12.3 ft) forward. She displaced 1,499 metric tons (1,475 long tons; 1,652 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two angled 3-cylinder triple expansion engines. Steam for the engines was provided by four coal-fired locomotive boilers. The ship's propulsion system provided a top speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) and a range of approximately 2,860 nautical miles (5,300 km; 3,290 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph).Wacht had a crew of 7 officers and 134 enlisted men.
As built, the ship was armed with three 10.5 cm (4.1 in) K L/35 guns placed in single pivot mounts. The guns were supplied with a total of 180 rounds of ammunition. Wacht also carried three 35 cm (14 in) torpedo tubes, one mounted submerged in the bow and the other two in deck-mounted launchers on the broadside. In 1891, four 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns in single mounts were added. The ship was the first German aviso to carry armor: a 10 mm (0.39 in) thick deck, along with 25 mm (0.98 in) of armor plating for the conning tower.
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