SMS Panther
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SMS Panther
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 German Empire
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| Name: | SMS Panther |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Laid down: | 1900 |
| Launched: | 1 April 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 15 March 1902 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 March 1931 |
| Fate: | Sold and scrapped 1931 |
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| Class and type: | Iltis-class gunboat |
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| Beam: | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
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| Speed: | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Range: | 3,400 nmi (6,300 km; 3,900 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement: | 130 |
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SMS Panther was one of six Iltis-class gunboats of the Kaiserliche Marine and, like its sister ships, served in Germany's overseas colonies. The ship was launched on 1 April 1901 in the Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig. It had a crew of 9 officers and 121 men.
Panther was 66.9 meters (219 ft) long overall and had a beam of 9.7 m (32 ft) and a draft of 3.54 m (11.6 ft) forward. She displaced 1,193 metric tons (1,174 long tons; 1,315 short tons) at full load. Her propulsion system consisted of a pair of vertical triple-expansion steam engines each driving a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by four coal-fired Thornycroft boilers. Panther could steam at a top speed of 13.7 knots (25.4 km/h; 15.8 mph) at 1,344 indicated horsepower (1,002 kW). The ship had a cruising radius of about 3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km; 3,900 mi) at a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph). She had a crew of between 9 officers and 121 enlisted men.Panther was armed with a main battery of two 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns, with 482 rounds of ammunition. She also carried six machine guns.
Panther was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Shipyard) in Danzig in 1900. She was launched on 1 April 1901 and was commissioned into the German fleet on 15 March 1902.
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