S.M.S. Meteor (1887)
From The Dreadnought Project
| S.M.S. Meteor (1887) | |
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| Builder: | Schichau-Werke, Elbing[1] |
| Ordered: | December 1886 |
| Laid down: | 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Aug, 1887[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1887[4] |
| Scrapped: | 1920[5] |
| Fate: | in Italy |
Service
On 5 October 1894, rescued sailors from the capsized Italian schooner Marco Polo. In 1898, received mine laying equipment. !904 saw the installation of deck torpedo tubes and a reduction in masts. 29 April to 22 August 1905 surveyed the Dalmatian coast. Meteor spent the war stationed out of Pola, largely serving in the convoy escort role, but also going on patrols.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Armament
Guns
Eight 4.7 cm L33
Torpedos
- two 45cm torpedo tubes
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Warships of Word War I. p. 38.
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Warships of Word War I. p. 38.
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Warships of Word War I. p. 38.
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Warships of Word War I. p. 38.
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Warships of Word War I. p. 38.
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