sms sms imperial_german_navy lead ship class sister ship built shipyard keel laid launched january completed career limited poor handling excessive vibration remained active service harbor guard ship barracks ship kiel sold scrap subsequently dismantled design meters long overall beam maximum draft forward displaced metric tons long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted vertical cylinder triple expansion engines steam engines provided coal fired locomotive boilers ship propulsion system provided speed mph range approximately nautical miles mph crew officers enlisted men built ship armed guns placed single pivot mounts forward aft guns supplied rounds ammunition carried torpedo tubes mounted submerged bow deck mounted launchers broadside protected thick deck steel armor plating conning tower service history laid shipyard kiel launched january fitting work commenced completed commissioned german fleet served fleet briefly poor handling excessive vibration high speed assigned dispatch vessel composed class ironclads withdrawn line service fishery protection duty lasted year placed service reclassified light cruiser sister ship vessels remained service harbor guard ship starting june stricken naval register barracks ship kiel served capacity world war german defeat ship sold scrapping broken
SMS Meteor (1890)