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KAISERLICHE MARINE (GERMANY)

ESCORTS

SIRIUS guard ships (1889-1890)

Sirius 1900

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Sirius   343 Stettiner Oderwerke   1889 1889 stricken 1914
Vega   344 Stettiner Oderwerke   1890 1890 sold 5.1920
Castor   345 Stettiner Oderwerke   1890 1890 fishery protection 1912, stricken 8.1913
Pollux   346 Stettiner Oderwerke   1890 1890 stricken 8.1913

 

Displacement normal, t

52

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

22.6

Breadth, m

4.55

Draught, m

1.60

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 1 boiler

Power, h. p.

200

Max speed, kts

 

Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

small arms
Complement  

Project history: Small guardships for service at North Sea coast.

Modernizations: 1900s, Pollux: + mines.

Naval service: No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2014