^"Six War Vessels Sunk; Wrecked in a Hurricane at Samoa" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 March 1889.
^. Naval Historical Center. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
Bibliography
Erich Gröner, Panzerschiffe, Linienschiffe, Schlachtschiffe, Flugzeugträger, Kreuzer, Kanonenboote = Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945 Vol.I, Bernard & Graefe, 1982, ISBN3-7637-4800-8, pp. 166–167
Further reading
Nottlemann, Dirk (2022). "The Development of the Small Cruiser in the Imperial German Navy, Part III: The Gunboats". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2022. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 63–79. ISBN978-1-4728-4781-2.
adler, gunboat, imperial, german, navy, launched, november, 1883, imperial, shipyard, kiel, september, 1888, shelled, manono, island, apolima, samoa, which, were, strongholds, malietoa, forces, wrecked, together, with, german, gunboat, eber, german, corvette, . SMS Adler was a gunboat of the Imperial German Navy She was launched 3 November 1883 in the Imperial shipyard in Kiel On 5 September 1888 she shelled Manono Island and Apolima Samoa which were strongholds of Malietoa s forces She was wrecked together with the German gunboat SMS Eber the German corvette SMS Olga the United States Navy gunboat USS Nipsic the U S Navy screw steamer USS Trenton and the U S Navy sloop of war USS Vandalia on 16 March 1889 in a hurricane at Apia Samoa during the Samoan crisis 1 2 Twenty crew members lost their lives Drawing of SMS Adler by Rear Admiral L A Kimberly U S NavyHistoryNameSMS AdlerNamesakeGerman word for eagle BuilderKaiserliche Werft KielCost881 000 German gold markLaid down1882Launched3 November 1883Commissioned27 May 1884In service1884 1889Fate16 March 1889 stranded off Samoa 20 deadNotescommander Fregattenkapitan FrizzeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeHabicht Klasse Hawk class Displacement880 tonnes 870 long tons 1 040 tonnes 1 020 long tons Length61 8 m 202 ft 9 in o aBeam8 8 m 28 ft 10 in Draught3 11 4 02 m 10 ft 2 in 13 ft 2 in bow stern Propulsion4 cylinder coal fired double expansion steam engineSpeed11 kn 20 km h 13 mph Range2 000 nmi 3 700 km 2 300 mi at 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph Complement7 officers 126 menArmament5 12 5 cm 4 9 in built up guns 5 3 7 cm 1 5 in revolver guns Contents 1 Propulsion 2 Armament 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 Further reading 6 See alsoPropulsion Edit4 cylinder double expansion steam engine Coal fired boilers Speed 11 0 knots 20 4 km h 12 7 mph Armament Edit5 12 5 cm 4 9 in built up guns 5 3 7 cm 1 5 in revolver gunsWreck of SMS Adler The wrecked ship Rigging The wreck about 1938References Edit Six War Vessels Sunk Wrecked in a Hurricane at Samoa PDF The New York Times 30 March 1889 SMS Adler Gunboat 1885 1889 Naval Historical Center Archived from the original on 14 January 2012 Bibliography EditErich Groner Panzerschiffe Linienschiffe Schlachtschiffe Flugzeugtrager Kreuzer Kanonenboote Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815 1945 Vol I Bernard amp Graefe 1982 ISBN 3 7637 4800 8 pp 166 167Further reading EditNottlemann Dirk 2022 The Development of the Small Cruiser in the Imperial German Navy Part III The Gunboats In Jordan John ed Warship 2022 Oxford Osprey Publishing pp 63 79 ISBN 978 1 4728 4781 2 See also Edit1889 Apia cycloneCoordinates 13 49 36 S 171 45 53 W 13 8266 S 171 7647 W 13 8266 171 7647 This article about a specific military ship or boat of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SMS Adler amp oldid 1127364985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
