Rhein 1910
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Rhein | 55 | Vulcan, Stettin | 1867 | 7.9.1867 | 10/1867 | hulk 6.1911 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
398 |
|
Displacement full, t |
482 |
|
Length, m |
47.1 oa 44.0 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
6.01 |
|
Draught, m |
3.24 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 VSE, 1 rectangular boiler |
|
Power, h. p. |
200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
9 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 39 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1410(7) |
|
Armament |
2 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30, 100 mines |
|
Complement |
81 |
Project history: First German ship with minelaying capacity.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Rhein was commissioned as cargo ship, in 1883 reclassified as mine transport, in 1888 to mine TS and in 1896 to mining test ship.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014