SMS Pfeil
Pfeil in 1899
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 German Empire
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| Name: | SMS Pfeil |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 1881 |
| Launched: | 16 September 1882 |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1884 |
| Struck: | 16 February 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1922 |
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| Class and type: | Blitz-class aviso |
| Displacement: | 1,486 metric tons (1,463 long tons; 1,638 short tons) |
| Length: | 78.43 m (257 ft 4 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 2-cylinder double expansion engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph) |
| Range: | 2,440 nmi (4,520 km; 2,810 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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SMS Pfeil was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy, the second and final member of the Blitz class. She had one sister ship, SMS Blitz. Pfeil was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in 1881, launched in September 1882, and commissioned in November 1884. Throughout her career, Pfeil served in various units in the German fleet and participated in numerous training exercises. In 1889–90, she was sent to German East Africa to assist in the suppression of a colonial revolt. In 1894–99, she was used as a fishery protection ship, and after 1904, she was used as a tender for the battle fleet. She served in this capacity until 1919. Pfeil was stricken from the naval register in February 1922 and subsequently broken up for scrap.
Pfeil was 78.43 meters (257.3 ft) long overall and had a beam of 9.9 m (32 ft) and a maximum draft of 4.07 m (13.4 ft) forward. She displaced 1,486 metric tons (1,463 long tons; 1,638 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two horizontal 2-cylinder double expansion engines. Steam for the engines was provided by eight coal-fired cylindrical boilers. The ship's propulsion system provided a top speed of 15.6 kn (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a range of approximately 2,440 nautical miles (4,520 km; 2,810 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph). Pfeil had a crew of 7 officers and 127 enlisted men.
As built, the ship was armed with one 12.5 cm (4.9 in) K L/23 gun placed in a pivot mount. The gun was supplied with 100 rounds of ammunition. The ship was also equipped with four 8.7 cm K L/23 guns in single mounts. Pfeil also carried one 35 cm (14 in) torpedo tube mounted in the bow. In 1891–92, the ship was rearmed with six 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns in single mounts and three 35 cm torpedo tubes, one in the bow and one on each broadside, all submerged in the hull.
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