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ILTIS gunboats (1898 - 1903)
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Tiger
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltis | 630 | Schichau, Danzig | 1897 | 4.8.1898 | 12.1898 | exploded 28.9.1914 | |
| Jaguar | 631 | Schichau, Danzig | 1898 | 19.9.1898 | 4.1899 | scuttled 7.11.1914 | |
| Tiger | KW Danzig | 1898 | 15.8.1899 | 4.1900 | scuttled 29.10.1914 | ||
| Luchs | KW Danzig | 1898 | 18.10.1899 | 5.1900 | exploded 28.9.1914 | ||
| Panther | KW Danzig | 1900 | 1.4.1901 | 3.1902 | survey duties 1919, sold 3.1931 | ||
| Eber | 257 | Vulcan, Stettin | 1902 | 6.6.1903 | 9.1903 | scuttled 26.10.1917 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Iltis, Jaguar, Tiger, Luchs: 894 Panther, Eber: 977 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | ltis, Jaguar: 1031 Tiger, Luchs: 1090 Panther, Eber: 1193 |
| Length, m | Iltis, Jaguar, Tiger, Luchs: 63.9 wl 65.2 oa Panther, Eber: 64.1 wl 66.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | Iltis, Jaguar, Tiger, Luchs: 9.10 Panther, Eber: 9.70 |
| Draught, m | Iltis, Jaguar: 3.63 Tiger, Luchs: 3.74 Panther, Eber: 3.12 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | Iltis, Jaguar: 2 HTE, 4 Thornycroft boilers Tiger, Luchs: 2 VTE, 4 Thornycroft boilers Panther, Eber: 2 VTE, 4 Marine boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | Iltis, Jaguar: 14.5 Tiger, Luchs, Panther, Eber: 14 |
| Fuel, t | Iltis, Jaguar: coal 190 Tiger, Luchs: coal 203 Panther, Eber: coal 283 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | Iltis, Jaguar: 3080(9) Tiger, Luchs: 2580(9) Panther, Eber: 3400(9) |
| Armament | Iltis, Jaguar: 4 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 6 x 1 - 7.9/79 Tiger, Luchs, Panther, Eber: 2 x 1 - 105/37 SK L/40 C/97, 6 x 1 - 7.9/79 |
| Complement | 130 |
Standard scale images
Panther 1910
Panther 1911
Graphics
Tiger
Project history
Seagoing gunboats intended for colonial service. Seaworthy and manoeuvrable ships, had good seaworthiness and manoeuvrability also under sails. First two ships had ram bows, others had straight stems.
Modernizations
Panther, 1920: unarmed.
Naval service
Iltis 28.9.1914, Jaguar 7.11.1914, Tiger 29.10.1914 and Luchs 28.9.1914 were destroyed by own crews at Tsingtao to avoid capture. Eber was at Trinidad in the eve of WWI and in September, 1914 was interned by local authorities at Bahia (Brazil), scuttled by Brazilians 26.10.1917, when Brazil entered war. Panther was sold for scrap in 1931.
