S.M.S. Otter
Type of boat: river gunboat
Ship class: ?
Launched: 15 July 1909 at Tecklenborg Shipyard, Geestemünde
Entered service: 1 April 1910
Dimensions
Overall length: 54,1 m
Length at waterline: 53 m
width: 8,65 m
max draught: 0.98 m
Displacement max.: 314 t
Displacement at waterline: 266 t
Propulsion: steam engine, 2 propellers
Fuel: coal, max. storage 87 t
Power: 1728 hp
Max. 15.2 knots
Range: 4350 nm at 4 knots
Armament: 2 52 mm guns
The boat consisted of nine steel pontoons that were joined together with steel bolts. The design allowed for a very small draft. It reached its place of operation in parts by boat and was assembled there. On April 1, 1910, she began active service under the name "Otter". Until the beginning of WWI he operated on the Yangtze River. After the outbreak of the war he was interned by the Chinese authorities and on 20.3.1917, after China's entry into the war against Germany, he was seized. She served in the Chinese Navy under the name Li-chen until 1932, when she was scrapped.
Type of boat: river gunboat
Ship class: ?
Launched: 15 July 1909 at Tecklenborg Shipyard, Geestemünde
Entered service: 1 April 1910
Dimensions
Overall length: 54,1 m
Length at waterline: 53 m
width: 8,65 m
max draught: 0.98 m
Displacement max.: 314 t
Displacement at waterline: 266 t
Propulsion: steam engine, 2 propellers
Fuel: coal, max. storage 87 t
Power: 1728 hp
Max. 15.2 knots
Range: 4350 nm at 4 knots
Armament: 2 52 mm guns
The boat consisted of nine steel pontoons that were joined together with steel bolts. The design allowed for a very small draft. It reached its place of operation in parts by boat and was assembled there. On April 1, 1910, she began active service under the name "Otter". Until the beginning of WWI he operated on the Yangtze River. After the outbreak of the war he was interned by the Chinese authorities and on 20.3.1917, after China's entry into the war against Germany, he was seized. She served in the Chinese Navy under the name Li-chen until 1932, when she was scrapped.