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SCHURZ patrol gunboat (1895/1917)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schurz (ex-Geier) | Wilhelmshaven KW, Germany | 1893 | 18.10.1894 | 24.10.1895 // 9.1917 | collision 21.6.1918 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1608 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1918 |
| Length, m | 83.9 oa 79.6 wl |
| Breadth, m | 10.6 |
| Draught, m | 4.74 mean 5.22 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 HTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2880 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3610(9) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 127/40 Mk II/III/IV |
| Complement | 161 |
Standard scale images
Schurz 1917
Project history
Small cruiser Geier was interned at Honolulu 7.11.1914, captured by USN 6.4.1917, renamed Schurz in June 1917, commissioned in September 1917.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Schurz sunk 21.6.1918 after collision with s/s Florida off North Carolina coast.
