SMS Meteor (1890)
SMS Meteor at anchor
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 German Empire
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| Name: | SMS Meteor |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft |
| Laid down: | 1888 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1890 |
| Commissioned: | 19 May 1891 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1919 |
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| Class and type: | Meteor-class aviso |
| Displacement: | 1,078 metric tons (1,061 long tons; 1,188 short tons) |
| Length: | 79.86 m (262 ft 0 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 9.56 m (31 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 3-cylinder double expansion engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 960 nmi (1,780 km; 1,100 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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SMS Meteor was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy, the lead ship of her class. She had one sister ship, Comet. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard. Her keel was laid in 1888; she was launched in January 1890, and completed in May 1891. Her career was limited due to poor handling and excessive vibration; she remained on active service only until 1895. She was used as a harbor guard ship from 1904 to 1911, after which she became a barracks ship in Kiel. Meteor was sold for scrap in 1919 and subsequently dismantled.
Meteor was 79.86 meters (262.0 ft) long overall and had a beam of 9.56 m (31.4 ft) and a maximum draft of 3.68 m (12.1 ft) forward. She displaced 1,078 metric tons (1,061 long tons; 1,188 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical 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 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) and a range of approximately 960 nautical miles (1,780 km; 1,100 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph). Meteor had a crew of 7 officers and 108 enlisted men.
As built, the ship was armed with four 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns placed in single pivot mounts, two side-by-side forward, and two side-by-side aft. The guns were supplied with between 462 and 680 rounds of ammunition. Meteor 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. She was protected with a 15 mm (0.59 in) thick deck, along with 30 mm (1.2 in) of steel armor plating for the conning tower.
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