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OTTER gunboat (1878)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter | 110 | Schichau, Elbing | 1877 | 7.6.1877 | 4.1878 | TS, hulk 5.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 130 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 164 |
| Length, m | 31.0 oa 29.1 wl |
| Breadth, m | 6.15 |
| Draught, m | 1.63 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VSE, 1 cylindrical boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 140 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 15 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1181(7) |
| Armament | planned: 1 x 1 - 120/21 RK L/23 C/69 really: unarmed |
| Complement | 43 |
Standard scale images
Otter 1888
Project history
This curious little schooner-rigged, iron-hulled gunboat was intended to be an anti-pirate vessel for China, but, perhaps because she was a bad seaboat, never left German waters.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
She was used as a mining instruction ship. She was sold as a coal barge in 1913, and broken up in 1926.
